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Full-court Sideline Touch Game

Focus
Fitness Conditioning, Attacking Systems, Defensive Systems, Games & Races.
Skills
Preliminary Moves & Passing, Footwork & Agility, Goalie Preliminary Moves, Shooting, Defensive Moves, Circle Defence, Vision & Quick Decisions.
Purpose
Two full teams compete in this game-based drill combined with some additional fitness during play.
difficulty
Difficulty
Advanced
group
Players
14+
ball
Balls
1
cone
Cones
12
opptop
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Opp. tops
50%
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Visible opposition strip: 50%
  • Setup

    Choose two evenly matched teams and assign positions as per a normal game. Choose attacking team and ends.
  • Step 1

    Play a game with normal rules, except:-
    Restart begins from the baseline, not the centre.
    (WD & WA) can go anywhere (C) can.
    After a player passes/shoots they must sprint to a cone.
  • Step 2

    The main difference to general play is after passing or shooting, everyone must touch one of the 12 cones scattered around the sidelines before they can receive again. This removes one passing option, so remaining attackers must work harder.
    To begin with, force defenders (GK-GD-WD) to follow their opponent to the sideline - (C)'s don't need to follow
    Remember, attackers can't touch the ball again until they've touched a cone
    Attackers consider which cone is positionally most advantageous to visit for their next move
  • Step 3

    If a turnover is effected, transition as defence turns attack back towards their scoring end (with cone touch after passing). Continue until a goal is scored, then:-
    Place the ball on the baseline
    Stop for a breather
  • Step 4

    Possession change, with (GK) throwing the first pass into play.
  • Step 5

    Progression: Defenders (GK-GD-WD) no longer need to follow their attacking opponent to the sideline.
    The key is the decision making of defenders - follow your player to the sideline, or push-up and pressure another active player to force a turnover?
More Drills
demo
play
video
Difficulty
skill level
Medium
Players
group
6+
Balls
ball
2+
Cones
cone
3
Skills
Preliminary Moves & Passing.
demo
play
video
Difficulty
skill level
Medium
Players
group
7+
Balls
ball
1
Cones
cone
6
Focus
Fitness Conditioning.
Skills
Preliminary Moves & Passing.
demo
play
video
Difficulty
skill level
Basic
Players
group
6+
Balls
ball
5
Cones
cone
5
Skills
Preliminary Moves & Passing, Goalie Preliminary Moves, Shooting.
play
video
Difficulty
skill level
Medium
Players
group
8+
Balls
ball
1
Cones
cone
4
Focus
Fitness Conditioning.
Skills
Preliminary Moves & Passing.
play
video
Difficulty
skill level
Basic
Groups of
group
group-arrow
icon-group
2
Balls/grp
ball
1
Cones
cone
0
Skills
Preliminary Moves & Passing, Basic Technique.
play
video
Difficulty
skill level
Basic
Groups of
group
group-arrow
icon-group
1
Balls/grp
ball
0
Cones
cone
0
Skills
Footwork & Agility, Basic Technique.
play
video
Difficulty
skill level
Basic
Players
group
8+
Balls
ball
2
Cones
cone
8
Focus
Games & Races.
Skills
Preliminary Moves & Passing.
drill
Difficulty
skill level
Medium
Groups of
group
group-arrow
icon-group
10
Balls/grp
ball
1
Cones
cone
20
Focus
Attacking Systems.
Skills
Preliminary Moves & Passing, Vision & Quick Decisions.
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