5v3: build out to a gate
A keeper and four players build out of their own half against three defenders and score by dribbling through a gate at the far end. If the three win it, they shoot at the goal.
- Ages
- U11–U12
- Players
- Keeper + 4 v 3
- Area
- 22×35 yd
- Time
- 20 min
One example
Get wide: make the field big.
Coaching points
- Get wide early so the defenders have to spread out.
- Move to the right, left, back and in front of the ball.
- Pass through an opening when a teammate is on the other side of it.
- Use the extra player: draw a defender, then pass.
Equipment: 1 goal, 2 cones for an 8-yard gate, balls, bibs
Based on Massachusetts Youth Soccer — U12 Building Up in Own Half (1): 5v3 to goal and dribbling gate, in our own words.