Small Sided Game - 5v4 - Focus on Wide Play - Under 7's
Two wide channels marked out with white cones
Three mini Goals set up, two on either wing and one on the halfway line
Red team set up in a 2:2 formation, Blue team set up in a 1:2:1 formation
Red team attack wide goals
Blue team attack main goal
The object of the exercise is to encourage the Red team to play into the channels and to stop them from turning back on themselves and playing the ball across the face of goal
Progression 1
Red team can now also attack the central Goal
1 Point for scoring in the wide Goals and 2 points for scoring in the central Goal
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