4v4 first touch game
Objective: To improve first touch.
Age group: U7 – U14
Set up: Mark out a short, wide pitch with big (about 10 yard wide) goals at either end and a centre line.
Divide your players into two teams of 3 or 4.
Each team defends a goal.
How to play:
The game starts with each team spread out in their half of the pitch.
The coach stands on the centre line and rolls a ball to one of the teams.
Their objective is to score a goal by shooting from within their own half.
Rules:
No goalies.
Players must stay in their own half of the pitch at all times.
Each player on the team must touch the ball at least once before a shot can be taken.
The ball must not be allowed to stop – if it does, possession is passed to the other team.
Progression
Restrict players to three, two or one touch.
Ask them to shoot with their “wrong” foot!
Can they lay off a good ball into the path of the shooter?
About Steve Watson
One day my young son’s soccer coach either retired or just gave up ( I can’t remember which) and the club approached the parents for a volunteer to run the team. For some reason, I put my hand up and – hey presto! – I was a youth soccer coach!
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