Organisation

Diagram 1. Set-Up Arrangement

Set-Up

• 1/2 Field (Approx. 60x50 yrds) (30-40 mins). Field split into 2 zones horizontally and 2 vertically. Age: 14-Adult. 14 Players. (+2GK for Progressions). 1 Full size goal and 2 smaller gate goals:
• Formations & Set-Up
• 7 players (Red) +GK (4-1-2 Formation). 6 Blue Players (4-2 Formation).
• Balls positioned next to Red teams goal.
• Start Position from the Red GK. Can be varied as desired.
• Coach positioned by the Blue back line to provide coaching instruction.
• An assistant coach could be used for offsides.

Player Roles/Instructions

• Back 4 play zonally and slide as a block. Usually a CB or GK will direct the movement. The weak side defender (the defender furthest away from the ball) should pinch in to maintain the compactness on the strong side. Leave the space wide on the weak side.
• Front 2 should play together and not become isolated when defending. Work to make play predictable and prevent simple forward passes to the opponents forwards.
• The attacking team should look to challenge the defending team by quick ball movement and switches of play.

Start Position(s)

• Game starts when the Red GK distributes the ball out to the red back 4. They maintain possession and attempt to score on the large goal. The Blue back 4 are not allowed out of the Back 4 Zone. The two blue forwards are free to move where they choose. The whole Red team is also allowed to move where they desire. Blue back 4 attempt to protect the small gate goals by all sliding to the strong side (getting the whole back 4 in the same half as the ball in the defending phase). Use the vertical coned line as a guide.

Scoring

• The Red (Attacking Team) scores in the small gate goals. The Blue (Defending Team) scores in the full size goal.