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World Cup Tournament

Competitive, high-repetition finishing

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World Cup Tournament is a 20-minute small-sided games drill for 6-18 players, suitable for Under 5 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, bibs, full goals. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.

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Duration

20 min

Players

6-18

Pitch size

30 x 20 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: World Cup TournamentGKCS12330 x 20 yards

World Cup Tournament — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · 30 x 20 yards

Step 1 of 3All teams play at once, first team to score progresses to the next round.

  1. 1. All teams play at once, first team to score progresses to the next round.
  2. 2. Teams that concede or fail to score are eliminated each round.
  3. 3. Coach feeds new balls constantly to keep the tempo up.
  • Full goal
  • GK = goalkeeper
  • C = coach serving, S = second server
  • Ball
  • Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
  • Keeper distributes back to the server
  • Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

  • -Competitive, high-repetition finishing
  • -Small teams with constant involvement
  • -End the session with fun and intensity

Setup

  1. 1One goal with a keeper.
  2. 2Pairs or threes each pick a country.
  3. 3Balls with the coach behind the goal.

Coaching instructions

  1. 1All teams play at once, first team to score progresses to the next round.
  2. 2Teams that concede or fail to score are eliminated each round.
  3. 3Coach feeds new balls constantly to keep the tempo up.

Coaching points

  • -Shoot early when the goal is open
  • -Stay connected with your partner
  • -Rebound awareness: follow every shot in
  • -Defend as soon as the ball is lost

Common mistakes

  • -Ball watching after a shot
  • -Standing in the same space as a partner
  • -Overplaying near goal

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