Side to Side

4v4 scrimmage where teams are attacking 2 gates they must dribble through to score.

• Set Up

  • Create a square playing area, with four gates (zones) in the center of each border.

• Equipment

  • Balls

  • Disc cones

• Objective

  To score before the opposing team by dribbling through one of their gates.

• Directions

  1. Split the group into 4 equal teams.

  2. Team #1 is attacking two opposing gates (blue), team #2 is attacking the two opposing gates (orange). Teams 3 & 4 are on the sidelines waiting.

  3. Rotate in team 3 to replace the team that scored OR after 3 min. of play, etc. with group 4

  4. Teams score by dribbling the ball through one of their gates.

  5. When a team scores, the opposing team gains possession of the ball and the game restarts.

• Variations

  • Challenge: add a second ball to the game.

• Coaching Points

  • If you have another coach or captains to assist, create additional fields so that players aren’t sitting out too long