set a square up 15m by 15m.
in each corner set a smaller square around 1.5mx 1.5m.
this starts unopposed. each group of three simplys passes to eachother and tries to score by recieveing the ball in the corner boxes.
This can be progressed that one team of three becomes the defenders and has to stop the other two teams from scoring.
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