SETUP: - 7-aside on indoor field with 12x6 goals - Mark out two 5x5 squares midway in each half - Normal rules but condition is that if a player can receive in one of the squares he cannot be challenged while in there - Time limit in square is 5 seconds or free kick to opponent PROGRESSION: - Time limit reduced to 3 seconds
COACHING POINTS - Scan before receiving - Quick decisions on appropriate turns, based on where we are receiving and where the ball is coming from - Look to play forward but secure, manage and switch if its not on
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