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Free activity · 100 Possession Activities

Win and Go

By Gabe Ramos · U.S. Soccer Coach Educator · Updated October 2026

3v3 on a 20x15 with a mini goal at each end. Whichever team wins the ball must reach the far goal inside eight seconds, and a goal inside the eight seconds counts double. Won it? Go.

Setup

A 20x15 with a mini goal at each end. 3v3.

How it works

• Whichever team wins the ball must reach the far goal inside eight seconds.
• A goal inside the eight seconds counts double.
• Restart from the coach after every score.

Scoring

Most goals in five minutes.

Make it easier or harder

• Progression 1: Six seconds.
• Progression 2: Add a mini goal in each corner: four to attack.

Coach’s notes

• If It Stalls: Nobody going forward? Every backward pass after a win costs a second.

Why it works

The counter-attack is a decision made in the first second after winning the ball, and most youth teams make it by taking a touch backward. The eight-second clock and the double goal make forward the only sensible first look.

If nobody is going forward, charge a second for every backward pass after a win. The habit changes inside one round.

Where it sits

This is activity 91 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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