Small sided game to help the player on the ball pass it
The idea behind this small-sided soccer game is to coach your players in the art of helping the player on the ball pass it.
Set up the soccer (football) game
- Mark out a circle of about 25 yards diameter, using cones or markers.
- You'll need two teams of four players.
- No goals.
- Each team has one player in the circle and three players on the outside of the circle.
How to play the game
- To start this soccer game, pass a ball into the pitch - the circle.
- The two players compete for possession.
- The player who wins the ball attempts to pass out to a team-mate.
- If successful, the team-mate enters the pitch to make a 2v1.
- The 2 then try to make it 3 and so on - a successful pass means the player can come on the pitch.
- The winning team is the first to have all four players on the pitch and complete six consecutive passes.
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