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This small-sided soccer (football) game works on reactive speed skills and forces your attackers and defenders to work at match speed in order to be successful.
This small-sided soccer (football) game works on reactive speed skills and forces your attackers and defenders to work at match speed in order to be successful.
Set up for small-sided soccer game
Mark out an area 25x25 yards with three poles, three balls and one goal set up as in the diagram below.
How to play block the shot small-sided soccer game
- Split your players into two lines, with one line acting as defenders and one line as the attackers.
- The players pass the ball back and forth. On the whistle, they quickly run around their poles.
- The attacker must then shoot first time and the defender must try to clear the ball or block the shot.
What to call out to develop skills
- “React.”
- “Get in line with the ball.”
- “Stop the shot.”
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