Game · 14 seconds
Small-Sided Game
A small-sided game to finish the session: a proper match, two teams to two small goals, with one player from each side in goal and the keepers rotated. 5v5 is a good default, but scale it to your numbers: 3v3 for the youngest, and no more than 7 or 8 a side, or players drift out of the game and hide. Scale the pitch to the numbers and the age group. The team with the ball gets wide and uses the space; the moment they lose it, they get compact and make it harder to play through. Keep it a game first.
Instructions
- Two teams in different bibs, two small goals, a pitch scaled to the group
- Rotate goalkeepers
- 5v5 is a good default; 3v3 for the youngest, and no more than 7 or 8 a side
- Got the ball? Get wide and use the space
- Lost it? Get compact and make it hard to play through
Variation
- Allow a maximum of two touches. Make a goal count double once a team strings three or more passes together. Change the pitch size or the goal size. Add a Magic Man who plays for whichever team has the ball.
Building lineups in seconds
Set your team sheet, plan your substitutions, and share it with the parents before you leave the car park.
