Set Up:
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Use large goals on each side with goalkeepers. Give each team a formation.
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Place cones as shown the diagram, creating a wide zone outside of the cones.
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Players scrimmage 4v4. If a goal is scored from a pass from the wide zone, that goal is worth three points instead of one.
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Players can run into the wide zones to defend.
Coaching Points:
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Work on decision making with crosses. Should we always cross just because we are out wide? When should we fake a cross and dribble? Can we play a cross on the ground?
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Encourage players to look to attack centrally first (because that is where the goal is). If a good shot or pass doesn’t exist, then look to play the ball out wide.
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Movement off the ball - If players don’t get wide when we win the ball, then we can’t pass wide!
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Communication (verbal and nonverbal)