Small Sided Game - 5v4 - Focus on Wide Play - Under 7's Two wide channels marked out with white cones Three mini Goals set up, two on either wing and one on the halfway line Red team set up in a 2:2 formation, Blue team set up in a 1:2:1 formation Red team attack wide goals Blue team attack main goal The object of the exercise is to encourage the Red team to play into the channels and to stop them from turning back on themselves and playing the ball across the face of goal Progression 1 Red team can now also attack the central Goal 1 Point for scoring in the wide Goals and 2 points for scoring in the central Goal
Ensure that the keeper plays the ball into the channels Ensure that the receiving player either dribbles or passes down the line Dependant upon which channel the ball is played into the Defender on the opposite side of the receiving player must move across and provide cover in the Centre of Defence Ensure that the Attacking player on the receving players side of the pitch moves into that channel Encourage Attacker on the far side to move into the Central Attacking position
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