
Team will split in two. One with 8 players and one with 7 Players plus the keeper. The rule of the game is the the teams may not pass the ball nor run through the box in the middle. The play should be around the box. The Red team scores inbetween the red cones and the blue team scores in the circle past the goal keeper. Each team has to perform 10 passes before they can score goals.
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