Split the players into two teams. Everyone in the team gets a number (try to give the same number to similiar ability players - eg. the two best kids are both #3)
The Coach shouts as many numbers as she likes. The players then run round the opposite cone and onto the pitch where the coach feeds a ball in. Play continues until a goal is scored. Vary how many numbers you call so there is a range from 1v1s to 5v5s.
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