4 vs 4 with Outside Players in 3 Variations

Pitch: Cones mark out the playing area; two goals stand at the ends.

Equipment: 2 goals, cones and several balls.

Players: Two teams. For each team four players are in the playing area and two outside as crossing players; in addition there are goalkeepers.

• Inside the playing area the game is played 4 vs 4.
• In the attacking half each team positions two crossing players.
• The crossing players have three ways of getting involved in the game: one-touch play to a team-mate, dribbling into the playing area — in which case the passer must switch to the outside — or a cross.

Scoring of goals:

• An outside player sets up a goal or scores a goal after dribbling in: two points.
• Goal after a cross: three points.
• All other goals: one point.