Cage of goals

Goal:

Reaction time

Athletic Training

Equipment

15 markers
Balls

Preparation

Playing Area: 12x12 meters / 13x13 yds
Players: 8
Duration: 15 minutes
Series: 3 of 4 minutes each with 1 minute of recovery between sets

Summary

Exercise to stimulate and train reaction skills

Secondary Objectives

Passing, Receiving to turn, Acyclic speed, Awareness, Visual perception, Vestibular information, Quickness, Striking the ball, Pass, Oriented control

Organization

Form seven 2-meter wide gates using markers. Position the gates 3 meters apart from each other to form a circle. Place a marker in the center of the circle, 6 meters away from each gate. The players position themselves one per gate and one in the center. The coach stands outside the circle with a good supply of balls.

Description

The coach passes a ball to the player in the center of the circle
After controlling the ball, the player shoots on the ground into one of the seven goals, trying to score
Each goal is worth one point
The player who has scored the most goals at the end of the series wins

Rules

The player who shoots must then retrieve the ball and bring it back to the coach
The player who received the shot leaves their goal and goes to the center to receive the pass from the coach
The goalkeeper cannot use the hands to block the shot
While the attacker goes to retrieve the ball after the shot, the goal will be temporarily unguarded: only the adjacent defenders can intervene to defend it

Variations

Increase the size of the goals and the field (the game becomes more challenging)
Increase or decrease the number of players

Coaching Points

Encourage speed of execution and rapidity, including when recovering the ball, with the aim of not leaving the goal unguarded for too long
Encourage correct execution of the first ball control and speed of execution of the first decisive choice

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