3v3 festival
3v3 games without goalkeepers on 15×20 m pitches, with winners and losers moving pitch after each game so opponents change.
Rules
- Small goals about 120×75 cm, no goalkeepers
- Restarts by dribble or pass, opponents 3 m away; the conceding team restarts from its goal line
- Winners move one pitch left, losers one pitch right
- An odd extra player joins the losing team or plays as a neutral
Coaching points
- Let the game teach; stop it at most once with a quick question
- Encourage players without the ball to spread out
- Praise brave actions over results
Common mistakes
- Keeping festival league tables instead of resetting scores each game
From the session “Football Drills for 6 Year Olds: A Complete U7 Session Plan”
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