Red Player must run in between eithier blue gate. Black player must tag red befoe reaching gate.
Progression with balls if Black player takes ball from Red player they must driblle through orange cones
Change of speed and Change of Direction to beat player.
Attack open space with positive touch.
If gate is blocked change to direction to different gate. Do a skill before reaching gate
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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.
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