Organisation

Diagram 1. Set-Up Arrangement

Set-Up

• 30x30 yrd grid marked by cones. 2 gate goals positioned as shown above.
• 5vs5 (+5)
• 3 teams in different colours.
• Balls scattered around the sides of the playing area.

Instructions

• Two teams play in the central area with one team supporting around the edge of the playing area. The team on the sides of the playing area have only 1 touch.
• The teams in the central playing area compete to score by making 8 consecutive passes.
• On making 8 passes the teams rotate as follows: The scoring team (making the 8 passes) leaves the field and becomes the supporting team.
• The conceding team must run out the playing area through a gate goal and re-enter the playing area through the opposite gate goal (running around half the outside of the grid). The players have 15 secs from being scored onto to get out and re-enter the playing area. A coach should time this. (Refer to diagram 2).
• The team that was supporting now enters the playing area.
• If the running team manages to get all their players back in to the playing area in 15 secs or less they begin with the ball. If not, the new team in the middle get the ball).
• The game is continuous and provides an aerobic intermittent type workout.
• Outside players can pass to other outside players for only 1 pass (i.e. the ball must go back into the central area after this pass.

Scoring

• 10 consecutive passes = 1 goal. This number can be varied to the level of the players.