ORGANIZATION
- MARKERS, BALLS , AND 7 7 7 BIBS
- SIZE 120 X 90 METERS (FULL PITCH)
- 3 GROUPS OF PLAYER
PRACTICE
- RED'S GOAL : TO PLAY FREE TOUCHES TRY TO SCORE A GOAL, START FROM COACH, IF CAN'T SCORE A GOAL IN TIME THEY'LL SWITCH TO DEFEND TEAM INSTEAD
- YELLOW'S GOAL : TO PLAY 2 TOUCHES POSSESSION AND TRY TO BUILDING UP FROM BACK TO MIDDLE ZONE (TOUCH IN), BALL START FROM GK, AND IF SUCCESS IN GOAL THEY'LL SWITCH TO BE ATTACK TEAM WITH BLUE TEAM
- BLUE'S TEAM GOAL : WAITING TO DEFEND ANOTHER TEAM
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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