3v3
Objective:
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To give each player plenty of opportunity to kick the ball in a 3 vs.3 game.
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To gain a fundamental understanding of the game of soccer.
Target:
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To outscore opposing team.
Organization
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Field size 20 x 30 yards.
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Goal is 3-yards wide.
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No goalkeepers.
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Goals only count below knee height.
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When ball goes out of play, game is restarted by:
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Sideline - throw-in (or pass-in - opponents must be 5-yards away).
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Endline - goal kick or corner kick (5-yard rule), depending on which player last touched ball.
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After a goal, re-start with center kick (opponents must retreat within two paces of own goal).
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In practice with numbers greater than twelve have two 3 vs.3, or if less than 12, have 3 teams and a separate practice operating and rotate teams in and out of the 3 vs.3 game.
Teaching
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Encourage at least one player to go fully wide on goal kicks.
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Encourage attacking teams to always have a rear-supporting player.
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Encourage players to pass, dribble and communicate with each other.
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On throw-ins, encourage one of the non-throwing attackers to look for a forward shooting chance - and not to go too close to thrower.
Progressions
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Without a goalkeeper it is imperative that there is always a rear-supporting player for the attacking team.
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Similarly there should be at least one, often two, rear-supporting defenders to cover the defender challenging the player with the ball.
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Without a goalkeeper the triangles will change more rapidly and they must be quick to change their mode of play on the transition from Attack to Defence and vice-versa.
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Show these triangles of support in the Skills Game.
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In the Jamboree the law is … coach cannot stop the game to show the positions, but… you can encourage from the sideline.
