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{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Conditioned-games1.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"f50010","pracTitle":"Conditioned-games1","pracDescription":"Red 1 serves the ball to centre, the white and the blue team compete for ball and must make 5 consecutive passes before passing out to their wide man. These wide players must both touch the ball before it is crossed in for one team to attack and the other to defend - start again at red 1."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Conditioned-games2.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"f50011","pracTitle":"Conditioned-games2","pracDescription":"1) Only wide players allowed in channel.2) A goal must come from a cross or direct result of a crossed ball.3) Compete 5v5 in middle and limit to 2 touches. Wide players have unlimited touches.4) Condition game and coach what you see."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/2-v-2-Plus-2-v-2.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"F502048","pracTitle":"2 v 2 Plus 2 v 2","pracDescription":"Play 2 v 2 in each area. One ball per practice.The object of the game is to pass the ball to a player on the same team in the opposing area. A goal is scored when a.) the receiver plays a one touch pass back to a teammate in the originating area or b.) the receiver turns with the ball and plays it to a teammate in his area.Score 2 goals when the team advances the ball to the opposing endline and stops the ball on the line."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/3v3-Football.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"f300100","pracTitle":"3v3 Football","pracDescription":"Each team has 3 players.Both teams have 1 goal to defend and 1 to attack.The ball is not allowed to stop or go over head height."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/3-v-3-v-3.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"F502046","pracTitle":"3 v 3 v 3","pracDescription":"Station 6 players in 2 teams of 3 in 1/3 of the area and 3 players in 1 team in the other 1/3.The ball starts in the area at the top of the diagram. The 3 players in possession must attempt to advance the ball into the middle area. The team advancing the ball into this area then carries the ball into the opposing 1/3. Now they must attempt to advance the ball to the end line at the bottom of the diagram beyond the 3 players in the bottom 1/3. Defensive players must attempt to prevent the team in possession from getting the ball to either the middle area or the end line. Play continues from end to end with the winner being the first team to get to 5 points/goals.Develop so that 3 defenders become 2 defenders plus a goalkeeper. Now you have 3 attackers trying to beat 2 defenders and score past the goalkeeper."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/4-v-2.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"f600052g","pracTitle":"4 v 2","pracDescription":"A 4 v 2 drill depending on which team has possession.A square box is set up using cones. 2 blue and 2 white players are outside this box. The two players defending must prevent the opposing team retaining the ball. Once possession is relinquished the players outside the box are unused awaiting their team gaining possession again."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Attacking-Soft-Targets.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"F602114","pracTitle":"Attacking Soft Targets","pracDescription":"Create 5 x 5 yard squares in corners of the grid. Play 4 v 4.The red team has possession of the ball. The object of the game is to play the ball into one of the two attacking boxes for a player to run into and control the ball with the sole of the foot. The play is conditioned to encourage one touch passing and switching play. The red team is attacking to the right side of the diagram.Progression: Attack diagonally opposite goals(top right and bottom left in the diagram). This will encourage players to switch the point of attack."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Ball-Tag.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"F502045","pracTitle":"Ball Tag","pracDescription":"6 players and 2 catchers. Both catchers have a ball each.Catchers move around the area and attempt to throw their ball to hit one of the players on or below the knee. To do this, catchers must either bounce the ball or head, thigh or volley the ball every 3 paces. The other 6 players try to escape having the ball trown at them below the knee by running around the area. If a player is caught, he joins the catchers. As only two balls are allowed in the game at one time, they can be passed between catchers.Catchers cannot move with the ball"},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Breakaway.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"F602064","pracTitle":"Breakaway","pracDescription":"Set out three grids within the area according to the dimensions shown in the above diagram. Play 3 v 3 in the 30 x 40 yard grid.The team in possession plays the ball around the central area. The goal of the game is to penetrate into the attacking area and finish a 1 on 1 with the goalkeeper. The goalkeeper must stay on the line until the attacker crosses the attacking line.Progression: Allow a single defender to pursue the attacker to pressure or block the shot."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Bull-Dog.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"f110028","pracTitle":"Bull Dog","pracDescription":"One player is selected to be a defender. The other players all line up with a ball and must dribble across the square to the other side with out being tackled.If tackled player must become a defender."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Change-Soccer.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"F502029","pracTitle":"Change Soccer","pracDescription":"Position 3 players who link arms or hold hands on the goal line. Play 3 v 3 until coach shouts, 'Change!' then the chain breaks and the team previously out on the field becomes the chain in goal. The original chain players now become field players.3 players from each team form a human chain by linking arms or holding hands. These players are stationed on the goal line in front of a goal approximately 8 yards wide. The team in possession must attempt to score past the human chain defending the opposing goal. Goals and saves are each worth 1 point(players in the chain are not allowed to use their hands to defend the goal and must control the ball within 5 yards to score)."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Crazy-6's.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"F502012","pracTitle":"Crazy 6's","pracDescription":"Place 5 discs with soccer balls on them on each end line.Play 6 v 6 in the area. When the ball rolls out of bounds, it should be rolled in underhand by a player. The object is to score by knocking one of the balls off a disc on your teams attacking end line."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Crossfire.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"F502037","pracTitle":"Crossfire","pracDescription":"Position 4 players from each team randomly within the area. Place a goalkeeper in each of the goals.The white team can score can score in the goals to the left and right of the diagram, while the blue team can score in goals at either the top or the bottom of the diagram.You can choose to make the goals 5 yards wide and play with no goalkeepers in a 6 v 6 within the area."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/End-Zone-Football.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"f700085","pracTitle":"End Zone Football","pracDescription":"2 teams try and score by running the ball into the scoring zone. Rules are 1 - You can only pass backwards. 2 - The defensive players are not allowed to go beyond the line of the ball. 3 - For the rest of the team, players can run with the ball and tackle. 4 - If this game is spoilt by too many tackles, then change rules to rugby league (6 tackles). Encourages width and depth"},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Farmers-and-Foxes.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"F602093","pracTitle":"Farmers and Foxes","pracDescription":"The foxes (players) put bibs into the back of their shorts. The farmer (coach) runs around the area attempting to pull the bibs out. When a players bib is pulled out, he becomes a farmer too. Play until 1 fox is left. The players must remain within the confines of the area throughout the activity. Any player running outside the area, automatically becomes a farmer.Progressions:1. Make the farmer(s) dribble a soccer ball as he chases the foxes.2. Make the foxes dribble a soccer ball as they are being chased."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Four-Goal-Football.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"f100210","pracTitle":"Four Goal Football","pracDescription":"Play small sided game in a suitable area (e.g half field 6v6). Two teams attempt to score in any of the goals. A goal counts if the ball is passed through the goals and one of your teammates receives the pass round the otherside of the goal. The game is continued so it does not stop after every goal."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Fun-3's.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"F502005","pracTitle":"Fun 3's","pracDescription":"The object of the game is to score in the opposing team's goal through interplay of players on the same team. The game should be 3 v 3 with no goalkeepers.A progression would be to play in an area double the size with 12 players."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Over-Under-and-In-Between.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"F502051","pracTitle":"Over Under and In Between","pracDescription":"Position players as shown in the diagram, one ball between each team.Player 1 passes the ball overhead to player 2, who passes the ball through his legs to player 3, who passes the ball overhead to player 4. When the ball gets to the back of the line, the last player runs to the front and repeats the exercise.Now player 1 rolls the ball through a tunnel of legs to the last player. The last player picks up the ball and runs to the front to repeat.Player 1 runs in between players then sprints to front, then player 2 goes.May also add leap frog and hopping on one leg up the line and then back down on the other leg."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Pin-Ball-2.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"f5213","pracTitle":"Pin Ball 2","pracDescription":"Team stay in own half, except for 2 players from each team who are put in the other section.Each team shoots at earliest opportunity. Start the game with one ball and build it up to a number of balls. The two players in the oposite half score from rebounds or interceptions."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Safe-House.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"f110030","pracTitle":"Safe House","pracDescription":"The 2 players in the square must protect the square and stop the ball carriers to entering the square and turning out off the square.One point is scored by each player carrying out the objective."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Shoot-at-sight.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"f5212","pracTitle":"Shoot at sight","pracDescription":"Teams stay in own half and shoot at the earliest opportunity. Start the game with one ball and build it up to a number of balls."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Soccer-Cricket.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"F502014","pracTitle":"Soccer Cricket","pracDescription":"Make two teams of 6. The coach is the pitcher. He stands in a 5 x 5 yard area 10 yards from the wickets (5 discs in a row). Position one disc 10 yards from the wicket.The pitcher passes the ball from the mound in the direction of the wickets (line of discs). The batter must kick the ball and then run around the base, back to the wickets. He must be ready to face the next pitch which is delivered as soon as the pitcher receives the ball, passed back from the outfield. The batter continues to bat until he is bowled out (the pitcher knocks down the wicket) or caught by an outfielder. Continue until all batters on the team are out."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Super-Bowl.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"F502021","pracTitle":"Super Bowl","pracDescription":"Set out end zones 5 yards wide from each end line. Play 6 v 6. 1 ball per group.One team starts in possession of the ball. The object of the game is to advance the ball to the attacking endzone. A goal is scored when a player dribbles the ball into the end zone and stops the ball with the sole of his foot. No defenders are allowed in this area.Progression: Make end zones neutral such that either team can score in both end zones."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Tony-Chestnut's-Big-Game.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"F602074","pracTitle":"Tony Chestnut's Big Game","pracDescription":"Play 6 v 6. Station goals angled into the area in the corners of the grid. 1 ball per practice.The object of the game is to try to pass the ball between your team players and score in any of the four goals. Players should be encouraged to spread out and find space throughout the practice.Progressions:1. Players can score only in 2 goals at diagonals from each other.2. Players can score only in 2 goals at one end."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Total-Soccer.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"F502018","pracTitle":"Total Soccer","pracDescription":"Play a game of 3 v 3. Each team elects a goalkeeper, they are allowed to use their hands in the defensive area as well as go forward as an outfield player.Rotate keepers every 2 mins. Select scores for various skills demonstrated."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Transition-Game.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"F602102","pracTitle":"Transition Game","pracDescription":"Station four players in each grid. One ball per practice. The white team has possession of the ball. Player W1 passes the ball into the opposing area. The white team sends two players into the opposing area to defend. A goal is scored when the blue team makes 5 consecutive passes without an interception. Repeat in the opposite direction.Progressions:1. Increase the number of defenders to three.2. Make the area smaller.3. Increase to 6 v 6."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Width-and-Forward-Runs.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"F502047","pracTitle":"Width and Forward Runs","pracDescription":"Place 5 discs across the middle of the area 10 yards in from each sideline. Play 3 v 3 with a goalkeeper at each end.The ball is not allowed to travel through or over the discs. The object of the game is to get the ball wide in the near side of the field and attack the flanks of the attacking area. Although the ball must not travel over the discs, players may make runs over the discs.Decrease the number and width of the discs in the area.Players can pass the ball through the discs if they play a 1-2 combination to do so."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Wingmen.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"f110032","pracTitle":"Wingmen","pracDescription":"Played across a half pitch. The red team have to have a player outside the dotted lines - to promote the use of wdth. The blue team must play inside the middle channel, and score between either set of cones."},{"linkHref":"drills/Football/Conditioned-games/Wolf-Pack.jsp","fileType":"0","pracBGColor":"#a0d038","pracSportDir":"viewer/movies/football","fileName":"F502017","pracTitle":"Wolf Pack","pracDescription":"The players each have a ball. On the coaches command the defending team comes in to the area and tries to kick all the balls out. If a player gets his ball kicked out then they can stay in and help their team mates by finding space to receive a pass.If a player does a turn when pressurised by a defender then add 5 seconds onto the time.Progressions.1.Defenders win the ball and dribble through the goal.2.Change the group into 4 defenders and 8 attackers with only 4 balls."}]
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