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Score and go in goal

U8–U11 GoalkeepingSmall-sided games

3v3 with keepers where the scorer runs to their own goal and swaps with the keeper; works on quick restarts and the set position.

Set-up

Two teams of 4, each with a goalkeeper and three outfield players. The game starts with a keeper rolling the ball out. Behind each goal there are spare balls so the keeper who concedes can restart without waiting. Each team has a pair of gloves hanging on the post.

Rules

  • The scorer runs straight to their own goal. The keeper can only leave the box once the scorer has tagged their hand; they then become an outfield player.
  • The keeper who conceded restarts immediately with a spare ball (rolled or passed with the foot), without waiting for the opposition's swap.
  • Until the swap happens, the team who scored defend a player down.
  • If the scorer has already been in goal in that set, they choose a team-mate who hasn't yet to go in goal instead.
  • The keeper can only handle the ball inside the 6 m box.
  • A goal scored into an empty goal (before the swap) is worth 2.

Animation steps

  1. Yellow's No. 3 shoots and scores.
  2. The red keeper, who conceded, restarts straight away to red No. 2; No. 3 runs to their own goal and the yellow keeper comes to meet them.
  3. Hand tag: No. 3 goes in goal and the old keeper plays outfield. Red No. 2 dribbles forward.
  4. The new keeper reaches the goal while yellow No. 1 presses.
  5. Red No. 2 shoots; the new keeper is already in the set position, in line with the ball.

From the book “Coaching youth football”

This is one of the 613 drills in the book, which has the full drill sheet: what to look for, common mistakes, how to make it easier or harder and questions to ask the players.

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