Numbers Game (U7-U9)

Setup

You will require: 5 balls / 2 sets of bibs / 2 goals / 14 cones, Create a small 1v1 field approximately 15X20 with two small goals on each end line, Split the group into two even teams and assign a number to each player in each team, Each group wears a bib color

How it works

The coach plays a ball into the area and calls out a number, Those players assigned to that number sprint onto the field and play a 1v1, The game continues until a team scores a goal or the ball goes out of bounds

Coaching points

• Awareness
• Strike through ball
• Change speed
• Close control
• Ball out of feet

Progressions

progression: Create a 2v2 or 3v3 variations using multiple numbers, Regression: Make the goals wider