3v3 end-zone game
A 3v3 on 30×20 m with 5 m end zones, where a team scores by receiving a pass in the zone after a timed run.
Rules
- Score by receiving a pass inside the end zone you attack
- No waiting in the zone: run in as the pass is played
To make it harder
- Bonus point if the receiver then dribbles back out of the zone
Coaching points
- Timing of the run into the zone
- Penetrating passes into space
Common mistakes
- Standing in the end zone waiting for the ball
From the session “Small-Sided Games in Football: How to Design Them, 9 Games”
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