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ZONE 3
ZONE 1 ZONE 3
COACHING CARD
CREATE SPACE
POINT GOAL
SCORING ACTIVITY
What do I need to set up this exercise?
Multiple footballs, cones and bibs
What will exercise layout look like?
See above
How do I execute this exercise?
Dimensions of the three zones are dependent on age/
ability of the group you are coaching
Place one zone in front of the goals and the other two
zones further out to the left and right of the goalposts
Three small sided games (3v3, 4v4, 5v5) take place at the
same time
Each game duration can be monitored by time or by
amount of footballs available at each zone
Topic: Creating Space Point/Goal
Scoring Activity
If you have assistant coaches or injured players, they can
supply the footballs to the players from corner of each
grid. The alternative is that a player from either team
gathers a ball from the corner of the grid after each play.
In the inner zone 1, the team in possession go for goals only.
The team in possession in zones 2 and 3 go for points only.
Both teams in each group rotate zones once allocated time
frame is up
Teams who score get the opportunity to restart the play
until they are dispossessed or miss a score
Key areas game develops
Decision Making under pressure
Defending
Accurate finishing in tight confined spaces
