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Flying
Changes
Flying changes is one of my favorite
soccer training drills and incorporates a variety of game related soccer
elements. The game is fast moving, with many goal scoring
opportunities.
Two full sized goals with nets make this
drill efficient and exciting! Without the goals and nets the drill
is a disaster! Face the goals between 25 and 35 yards apart.
Separate your players into two different colors and place each group next
to the goal they will defend.
To start the game, have two players from
each color compete in a game related scrimmage. The team who scores,
stays on, and the team who gets scored on must go back to their
line. Immediately, two players from the side scored on, enters the
field with a new ball and attempts to score on the remaining team.
If the ball ever goes out of play, the team who touched it last must go
back in line and the next team of two immediately attempts to score on the
remaining team.
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Variations:
- Teams of three or more
- Fulltime goal keepers
- As each new team enters the play, they
must shoot the ball like a quick free kick!
Coaching Points:
- Instruct players to look for the shot
on goal first, the assist second, and possession third. This is
an attacking exercise, not a possession drill.
- Emphasize quick transitions from
offense to defense, and players must be mentally alert after scoring,
immediately ready to defend against the next team.
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