20 min
16-18 players
Tactical

Finding Space and Shooting in Front of Goal

Ideal exercise for training your forwards to work on finding space and making off-the-ball runs behind the defense. They also practice shooting in front of the goal.

Description

On a half-field and using 8 cones, set up 2 squares of 30m x 30m on each side of the field, without encroaching on the penalty area. Using 2 poles, place a regulation-size goal about 20m on the other side of the squares and facing the normal goal. Make 2 teams of 8 players. Place 4 players from ...

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