Talk to your players about the space behind the goal and get them to come up with tactics to support that.

Players should be trying to make diagonal passes as they are more difficult to defend. If players are making bad passes get them to take an extra touch. Keep a close watch on the speed and accuracy of the short passes.

Players should be aware of the ball and not lose control over the speed of the ball. If the passes are too slow or to fast the chances of losing the ball are increased. First touch is important so that control of the ball is much easier and is not bouncing off the the players' feet.

You want to see quick short passes and players receiving and making decisions to dribble or pass. Correct players without stopping play and use breaks to make more detailed coaching advice.

Score from behind the goal to help create space

Small Sided Games
10 -14

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Written by Dave Clarke

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Encourage players to think about creating space with this drill by allowing players to score in the front or back of the goal

Coaching Objectives

Teams can score from behind the goal if their way is blocked so must think about where the space is and how best to use it.

Drill Setup

15 Mins
12 Players
5 Bibs
40 x 30 y

What the Players Do

Create goals with cones so that players can score from the front or go behind and score from the back. Leave a 5 yard space behind the goal that players can go into. Play 5v5 plus goalkeepers and…

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