Coach's call: “Bigfoot: STOMP!”
Your feet grow as big as boulders. Stomp down in front of the ball and BLOCK IT.
Based on: Two-goal 1v1
Based on: 1v1 defending
Based on: Directional 1v1
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CORE 4
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FLEX 11
Ten field positions are five animal pairs: cats on the attack, birds fly as wings, prrimates control the middle, dogs guard the flanks, and bears defend the den.
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MAGIC 3
⚽Where the adventure starts. Bailey holds the back, Ozzy and Eddi fly the wings: three animals, one ball, and every kid with a job to do.
3v3
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Coach's call: “Magic feet. HOO-DINI!”
You are a baller with all the latest moves. When you turn on the magic, nobody can see you or stop you. VOILÀ!
Based on: Simon Says
Based on: Random-cone dribbling; dribble tag
Based on: 1v1 to gates
Coach's call: “Eyes lock on target, wings tuck. DIVE BOMB!”
Nobody gets there before you. First to the ball, every time.
Based on: Two-ended transport relay
Based on: Dribble and stop in a target
Based on: Recovery-run pursuit
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THE CORE 4
⚽Teddi arrives up top and the diamond is born. A striker, two wings, a defender: the shape every small-sided game grows from.
4v4 DIAMOND
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Coach's call: “Burn hot, then strike. FIREBALL!”
The closer you get to the goal, the hotter you burn. Then all that heat goes into the ball. Get close enough to feel the fire, not so close you get burned.
Based on: Knock-down target shooting
Based on: Finishing zone / shooting gate
Based on: 1v1 attacking to goal
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FAB 5
⚽Sami steps into goal. Same diamond in front, now with a keeper behind it, and for the first time the whole team has someone to protect.
5v5
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Coach's call: “Lightning cracks. KA-ZAM!”
Lightning cracks and you are already there. However fast it comes and wherever they aim it, you get to the ball. Everything else moves in slow motion.
Based on: Shot stopping in pairs
Based on: Angle play
Based on: Repeat-save and rebound sequences
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SUPER 7
⚽Poppi joins Bailey at the back and Marti takes the middle. The 2-3-1: two defenders, three across, Teddi up top.
7v7 · 2-3-1
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Coach's call: “Polar-rise. ARCTIC STORM!”
You start low on all four paws, then tower up onto your back legs, ready for battle.
Based on: 1v1 defending scored for delay
Based on: Restraining-line defending
Based on: 2v1 defending
Coach's call: “Give it and ask for it back. BOUNCE!”
You bounce with the ball side to side and box to box. Give it to a teammate, then ask for it back, pointing which way you want it.
Based on: Wall pass in pairs
Based on: Perimeter passing circle
Based on: Third-person combination play
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NIMBLE 9
⚽The canines arrive. Rocky and Westy push out wide as wingbacks and the back line becomes a back four. The 4-3-1.
9v9 · 4-3-1
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Coach's call: “Bark mark your player. ON GUARD!”
Pick your player and put a BARK MARK on them. Now they are yours. ON GUARD! Your bubble goes up around them and grows every time you bark. Keep them out on the sideline so they never reach the middle.
Based on: Shadow play, man-marking
Based on: Directional 1v1 with channels
Based on: Pressing and cover on the flank
Coach's call: “Ready. Aim. SPRINGSHOT!”
Crouch low, both knees bent, one foot behind, ready to launch. Eyes on the ball, then launch and intercept the pass.
Based on: Reaction and first-step racing
Based on: Interception in a passing pair
Based on: Recovery run and interception
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FLEX 11
⚽Gordi anchors the midfield and Lonni joins Teddi up front. The 4-4-2 diamond, the full Flex 11, every animal on the field.
11v11 · 4-4-2 DIAMOND
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Coach's call: “BOOM! STOP. BOOM! GO.”
First BOOM stops the ball at your feet. Look up. Second BOOM is when you GO: pass or dribble.
Based on: Receiving in pairs, first touch
Based on: 3v1 rondo
Based on: 3v1 / 3v2 with a holding player
Coach's call: “Head up. ROAR! Now CHARGE.”
Lift your head and roar as you lead the charge and bring the whole pride with you. When a defender comes in, pass to a teammate.
Based on: Pass and move with a name-call
Based on: 2v0 attacking pair, then 2v1
Based on: 2v1 to goal
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THE BACK-THREE ROUTE
⚽Same squad, a different way up. Follow this route from the SUPER 7 if your club plays a back three at 9v9.
9v9 · THE 3-2-3
From the SUPER 7, the other way up. The canines drop into a back three with Bailey, and Lonni and Gordi take the middle. Poppi and Marti sit this step out.
9v9 · 3-2-3
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SITS OUTPoppi & Marti until 11v11
Coach's call: “Ready. Aim. SPRINGSHOT!”
Crouch low, both knees bent, one foot behind, ready to launch. Eyes on the ball, then launch and intercept the pass.
Based on: Reaction and first-step racing
Based on: Interception in a passing pair
Based on: Recovery run and interception
Coach's call: “Bark mark your player. ON GUARD!”
Pick your player and put a BARK MARK on them. Now they are yours. ON GUARD! Your bubble goes up around them and grows every time you bark. Keep them out on the sideline so they never reach the middle.
Based on: Shadow play, man-marking
Based on: Directional 1v1 with channels
Based on: Pressing and cover on the flank
Coach's call: “Head up. ROAR! Now CHARGE.”
Lift your head and roar as you lead the charge and bring the whole pride with you. When a defender comes in, pass to a teammate.
Based on: Pass and move with a name-call
Based on: 2v0 attacking pair, then 2v1
Based on: 2v1 to goal
Coach's call: “BOOM! STOP. BOOM! GO.”
First BOOM stops the ball at your feet. Look up. Second BOOM is when you GO: pass or dribble.
Based on: Receiving in pairs, first touch
Based on: 3v1 rondo
Based on: 3v1 / 3v2 with a holding player
11v11 · THE 4-3-3
Poppi comes back beside Bailey to make a back four, Marti joins the midfield, and the 3-2-3 becomes the 4-3-3. Every animal on the field.
11v11 · 4-3-3
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Coach's call: “Polar-rise. ARCTIC STORM!”
You start low on all four paws, then tower up onto your back legs, ready for battle.
Based on: 1v1 defending scored for delay
Based on: Restraining-line defending
Based on: 2v1 defending
Coach's call: “Give it and ask for it back. BOUNCE!”
You bounce with the ball side to side and box to box. Give it to a teammate, then ask for it back, pointing which way you want it.
Based on: Wall pass in pairs
Based on: Perimeter passing circle
Based on: Third-person combination play
Both routes end with every animal on the field. Pick the one that matches how your club plays at 9v9.
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