Objective:

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

Organization:

• Field size 35 x 25 yards.
• Goal is 3-yards wide.
• No goalkeepers.
• Goals only count below knee height.
• When ball goes out of play, game is restarted by:
  • Sideline - throw-in (or pass-in)
  • Endline - goal kick or corner kick, depending on which player last touched ball.
• After a goal, re-start with goal kick.
• 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).
• 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:

• On goal kicks encourage two go fully wide, left and right, and one player to go forward centrally giving a diamond shape.
• 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).
• Think about the diamond shape in fluid play.
• Try to get players in the habit of immediately recovering back into good defensive positions as soon as they lose the ball.

Target:

• To outscore opposition.