Each team has 4 players, 1 goalkeeper 2 defenders and 1 attacker. Red team starts with the ball, the 3 Red defending players pass the ball between them, trying to make space in order to have a shot from distance, the Blue attacking player must try to close the space down to prevent the shot. When the team in possesion of the ball has a shot their attacking player follows the shot in to try to finish any rebounds/saves.
Points scoring: 1 point for attackers scoring rebounds/saves. 3 points for goals scored from distance Progression: Additional players can be added and increase pitch size. decrease the ammount of touches players can have. 1/2 touch. 1st time shots.
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