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Set-Piece Match

A match with real throw-ins and corners, and double goals for scoring from them.

Game 20 min 8 to 16 players Half pitch 2016 to 2019

Set Pieces Lift each other

At a glance

  • Two teams, a goal at each end, spare balls by the coach. Real throw-ins and corners, no kick-ins.
  • A goal from a throw-in or corner, before the defenders clear it, counts double. Every 3 minutes the coach gives each team a corner.
  • Throw-ins: S comes short, B spins in behind, T throws to whoever isn't marked. Corners: the taker calls Quick, Edge or Zip.
  • With 12 or more, two pitches side by side. Keeper only if a child would like a go, or the coach.
  • Progress 1: A throw-in goal only counts double if the throw goes to B, who spins in behind.
  • Progress 2: The defending team scores a point for a clean clear to halfway.

If it's not working: Defenders let the first throw-in go.

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One throw-in in the match, attacking the goal on the right. The thrower (T) is on the touchline. S comes short and pulls a defender towards the ball, B steps in, then spins away from their defender and runs in behind down the line, and T throws long and early. A goal from it, before the defenders clear, counts double.

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

Set up

  • One pitch, two teams, a goal at each end (two pitches side by side with 12 or more).
  • Real throw-ins and corners, no kick-ins.
  • Spare balls by the coach.

Up to 11: one pitch, two teams. 12 or more: two pitches side by side, 6v6 or smaller on each.

How to play

  • Play a normal match. Every ball over the side is a throw-in, and every ball off a defender over the end line is a corner.
  • A goal from a throw-in or a corner, before the defenders clear it, counts double.
  • Every 3 minutes the coach gives each team a corner.
  • Throw-ins: S comes short, B spins in behind, and T throws to whichever of S and B is unmarked. Corners: the taker calls Quick, Edge or Zip.
  • With 12 or more, play on two pitches side by side, 6v6 or smaller. A keeper only if a child would like a go, or the coach.

Keeping everyone moving

A spare ball comes in the moment one goes out, so restarts are quick and the game keeps going.

Make it easier

  • Defenders let the first throw-in go.
  • A bigger pitch.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. A throw-in goal only counts double if the throw goes to B, who spins in behind.
  2. The defending team scores a point for a clean clear to halfway.

Three things to say

  • Throw it quickly, before they're set.
  • At corners, make it a pass, not a cross.
  • Always follow in.

Words that work: "Quick throw!", "Great call at the corner!", "Always follow in!"

Colts habit

Lift each other: shout the spinner's name to the thrower.

Both feet

Strike corners and cut-backs with either foot.

Heads up

Look up before you take it: who's free?

For your birth year

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

2018 to 2019
Throw-ins: one short and one in behind. Corners: Quick or Edge.
2016 to 2017
At corners the taker calls Quick, Edge or Zip, and the keeper and one defender stay back.

Safety: No heading in training. Nobody kicks the ball when the keeper is down.

Keeping score: Goals from throw-ins and corners, for each team.