Drills / Team practice
End-zone game
Score by dribbling into the end zone, or by receiving a pass in it. Encourages running with the ball and forward passes.
- Players
- 8 to 12 (4v4 to 6v6)
- Space
- 35 × 25 m with a 5 m zone at each end
- Kit
- Cones, bibs, balls
- Time
- 15 minutes
- Age
- Under-8s and older
Set up
- A 35 × 25 m pitch with a 5 m end zone at each end.
How it works
- Score by stopping the ball inside the end zone you are attacking, either from a dribble or from a pass to a teammate who runs in.
- Defenders may not stand in their own end zone.
- Restart from your own end zone after a goal.
What to work on
- Look forward first. Can you play into the zone?
- Time your run so you arrive in the zone as the ball does.
- If you have space in front, run with the ball.
Easier
Deeper end zones.
Harder
A goal from a pass counts double.
Planning a whole session? The session planner builds one around this kind of practice.
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