4 Gates

Scrimmage where teams can score by dribbling through the opponent's gates.

• Set Up

  • Create a 20x30 yard field (or 2 depending on the size of team) using cones

  • Create a goal using cones in each corner of the field

• Equipment

  • Cones to mark goals/gates

  • Cones to outline field

• Objective

  To dribble through the opponent's gates to score.

• Directions

  1. Divide players into two teams for each field

     -Use pinnies to differentiate teams

  2. Each team has two goals that they can score on the opposite side of the field

  3. There are no goalies - remind players that they cannot stand directly in front of a goal OR use their hands.

  4. To score a goal players must dribble/run the ball through the open gate.

  5. If the ball goes out of play, coach calls "New Ball" and players continue playing with the new ball.

• Variations

  • Make the fields bigger or smaller to increase or decrease difficulty

  • Add in a second ball for an extra challenge

• Coaching Points

  • Remind players that there are no goalies

  • Big touches versus little touches

  • Communication with teammates