Organisation

Diagram 1. Set-Up Arrangement

Set-Up

• Using an extended 18yrd box marked by cones.
• 2 Wing players who play on the edge of the 18yrd box (Blue).
• 2 central forward attacking players (Blue).
• 3 central defending players (Red).
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Start Position(s)

• Starting Position (SP1) should have a collection of balls.
• There is generally one start position for this drill with the player at the back of grid by SP1.
• A pass is played wide to one of the wing players who serves into the central area.
• The type of cross is determined by the coach.

Instructions

• The Blue attacking players attempt to score on the full size goal. The Red team defends and attempts to successfully clear the ball out of the playing grid.
• A1 or A2 pass a ball out wide to Winger 1 or 2 (in this case Winger 1).
• Winger 2 dribbles/runs with the ball down the line and serves. The type of cross should be determined by the request of the coach (i.e. low cross, deep and high, in swinging, out swinging, driven, early, etc).
• A1 and A2 make attacking runs into the area (near and far post) followed by D1,D2 and D3. Winger 2 may also be allowed to enter and make an attacking run at the far post if desired.
• Once the ball has been cleared (and defending line pushes up) or is played out we repeat the drill on the opposite side.

Scoring

• The attacking team score by scoring in the full size goal. The defending team score a goal by going 8 crosses without letting the attacking team score.