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Free activity · 100 Possession ActivitiesTransition to Two Goals
4v4 with two mini goals on each end line. On winning the ball, a team has six seconds to shoot at either far goal for double. After that, they keep it and goals count single. Quick when it is on, patient when it is not.
Setup
A 30x20 with two mini goals on each end line. 4v4.
How it works
- On winning the ball, the team has six seconds to shoot at either far goal.
- After six seconds they may keep the ball; goals now count single.
- Six-second goals count double.
Scoring
Most points in eight minutes.
- First look: forward. Second look: the other goal.
- The player who wins it carries; two run beyond.
- Losing team: press for five seconds, then protect the goals.
Make it easier or harder
- Progression 1: Add a neutral who plays for the team in transition only.
- Progression 2: Four seconds.
Coach’s notes
- If It Stalls: Everyone attacking one goal? A goal in the same mini goal twice in a row counts half.
Why it works
The clock gives players a reason to look forward first, and the single goal gives them a reason to keep the ball if the chance is gone. That is the choice they face in every game.
Two goals stop the team from running straight at one target. Players have to look up, even at speed.
Where it sits
This is activity 93 of 100 in 100 Possession Activities (Theme 10 · Counter-Attacks and Transitions). The book is ten themes of ten rungs each, from a 3v1 square to a full 9v9 transition game, and every activity has its setup, rules, scoring, two progressions, three coaching points and an animated video like the one above.
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100 Possession Activities is a 115-page PDF with 100 animated MP4 videos: rondos, playing out from the back, through the lines, support, switching, overloads, movement, timing, counter-pressing and counter-attacks. Print the page, watch the clip, run the session.