For exercise 1 there will be two separate activities. Players will rotate activity after 15 minutes.
Set up goals as shown in Diagram A. You will need four attackers, two defenders and two goalkeepers.
Diagram A-
Attackers need to work together to get around the two defenders., Once past the defenders they will then need to pull away. Attackers will then have a shot at any goal. Goalkeepers need to save the ball and clear out wide to gain a point or for double points score in the other goalkeepers goal.
in more ways than one
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