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8 Goal Game

3v3 with eight goals round the edge: score in any of them, but never the same one twice in a row.

Game 22 min 6 to 8 players Half pitch Cage 2016 to 2021

Colts Street Football Pass, Receive, Heads Up Lift each other

At a glance

  • 30 by 30 with 8 goals round the edge, two on each side: small nets or 2 m cone gates. Two teams of 3, no keepers.
  • Score by passing or shooting into any goal, but your team can't score in the goal it scored in last.
  • Play two rounds of 3 minutes. Keep going after a goal.
  • Progress 1: 3 passes before you can score.
  • Progress 2: 3 passes before you can score, and the shot must be your first touch after a pass.

If it's not working: Count a dribble through a cone gate as a goal.

8 Goal Game: set-up121 pass, 2 score in a different goal.30 m by 30 m
  • blue team
  • yellow team
  • pass
  • shot
  • 1in this order

Eight small goals or cone gates round the outside, two on each side, 3v3. Blue pass and score in any goal, but their team can't score in the same goal twice in a row, so after this one they pick a different goal. 3 minute rounds.

Full details: set up, how to play, tips and age tweaks

Set up

  • Spread 8 small nets or 2 m cone gates round the outside of a 30 by 30 square, two on each side.
  • Two teams of 3 in bibs. No keepers.

A square 30 by 30 with 8 small goals or 2 m cone gates round the outside, two on each side.

How to play

  • Score as many goals as you can in 3 minutes, passing or shooting into any of the 8 goals.
  • Your team can't score in the same goal twice in a row, so look for a different goal each time.
  • Play 2 rounds.

Make it easier

  • Count a dribble through a cone gate as a goal.
  • Nobody can tackle a player for two seconds after they receive the ball.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. 3 passes before you can score.
  2. 3 passes before you can score, and the shot must be your first touch after a pass.
  3. Only score in certain nets.

Three things to say

  • Look for the free goal.
  • Switch it if one side is busy.
  • Pass and move.

Colts habit

Lift each other: passer and scorer share the goal.

Both feet

Practice-foot goals count double.

Heads up

Look for a goal on the other side.

For your birth year

Pick a birth year to show the tweak for that group.

2016 to 2017
With 8, play 4v4 on the same square, as the booklet has it.
The Colts change: Played at 3v3 with a ball bank and no scores kept.

A young leader can run this one, with an adult coach beside them.

Safety: Keep the area clear of bags and bottles. Stay on your feet, no slide tackles. No heading.

Keeping score: Goals scored in a round.