Small-Sided Game 2 vs 2 After a Shot

Pitch: Six cones mark out the pitch, a seventh stands on its own in the centre. At one end there is the full-size goal, at the other a smaller goal; both are occupied by a goalkeeper.

Equipment: 2 goals, 7 cones and several balls.

Players: Two teams, each in their own bib colour. Level with the halfway line, each team has one player with a ball; the remaining players line up behind the goals. Plus two goalkeepers.

• One player from each team sets off with a ball towards the middle cone.
• Both dribble around the cone and then finish; each player finishes at the goal next to which their own team-mates are standing.
• After the finish, the quicker of the two finishers is thrown a ball, and one player from behind each goal comes onto the pitch.
• The game is now played 2 vs 2 until the next finish.
• The positions are then swapped.

Variations:

• Follow up with a longer small-sided game or continue 3 vs 3 after the finish.
• Also have the finishes taken at the goal next to which the opponents are standing; this way the players finish with the left foot.