Small pitch with end zones and 2 goals (or mini goals). You can score once you pass the halfway line.
2 teams of 4 at each end of the pitch.
The coach rolls a ball in and calls 1v1 or 2v2 or 3v3 etc, players must organise to get onto pitch.
Progression:
Teams secretly decide how many players to field: 2, 3 or 4. Play for 3 rounds, and they can only choose each number once. This will create some interesting overloads/underloads, i.e. 4v3, 2v4.
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