Drills / Team practice

End-zone game

Score by dribbling into the end zone, or by receiving a pass in it. Encourages running with the ball and forward passes.

Players
8 to 12 (4v4 to 6v6)
Space
35 × 25 m with a 5 m zone at each end
Kit
Cones, bibs, balls
Time
15 minutes
Age
Under-8s and older
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  • Pass
  • Run
  • Dribble

Set up

  • A 35 × 25 m pitch with a 5 m end zone at each end.

How it works

  1. Score by stopping the ball inside the end zone you are attacking, either from a dribble or from a pass to a teammate who runs in.
  2. Defenders may not stand in their own end zone.
  3. Restart from your own end zone after a goal.

What to work on

  • Look forward first. Can you play into the zone?
  • Time your run so you arrive in the zone as the ball does.
  • If you have space in front, run with the ball.

Easier

Deeper end zones.

Harder

A goal from a pass counts double.

Planning a whole session? The session planner builds one around this kind of practice.

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