
4v4
Objective:
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To give each player many opportunities to kick the ball in a 4 vs. 4 game.
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To gain a further understanding about combined play with the addition of another player (as compared to 3 vs. 3).
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Target:
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To outscore the opposition.

Organization
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Field size 35 x 25 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)
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Endline - goal kick or corner kick, depending on which player last touched ball.
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After a goal, re-start with goal kick.
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In practice with numbers of 16 or more have two fields (coaches can join in to make up the numbers, but are not allowed to score).
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If less than 16, have three teams and a separate practice operating and rotate teams in and out of the 4 vs. 4 game.
Teaching
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On goal kicks encourage two go fully wide, left and right, and one player to go forward centrally giving a diamond shape.
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Encourage attacking teams to always have a rear-supporting player (and this player might and should change if they see an opportunity to go forward).
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Think about the diamond shape in fluid play.
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Try to get players in the habit of immediately recovering back into good defensive positions as soon as they lose the ball.
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Progressions
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This is the teaching phase of the 4 vs. 4 game that will be used for free play in the end-of-session jamboree so is a stand-alone activity.
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The playing of the game in the jamboree will greatly challenge and progress the players as the “game is the teacher.”
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The most important progression is how the players make eye contact, communicate and adjust and position off one another.
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Look at how they can be continually re-establishing the diamond shape in fluid play.