Use a 3rd of a 9 or 7 aside pitch. Have 3 defender who start on the edge of the area. and a goal keeper. Then set out 4 cones equally across the pitch 30m from the goal where the attackers start from. The attackers have to try to score past the defenders. If the defender swin the ball they should try to pass the ball through the black cones as a out ball to score a point.
stay compact.
Defenders move across as the ball does.
1 player presses their man then retreats as the ball is passed on.
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Under FutureFit, your Under-9s stay at 5v5, your Under-11s stay at 7v7 and your Under-13s stay at 9v9. Same pitch, same numbers, one more year. Here is how to make sure that year feels like a step forward rather than a repeat.
Most 1v1s are lost in the first second, when the defender rushes in and dives. Teach your players to slow the attacker down, take away the dangerous option and pick the right moment, and they will win far more of them.
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