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U9 and up

Goalie Golf

Set up

Field
A 30 x 30 yard area with a goal at one end and several poles or cones about 20 yards out.
Players
6 or more players. One player in goal, the rest lined up to one side facing it. Everyone takes a turn in goal.
Keeper
Yes.
Balls
The coach serves each ball into the attacker's path.

How it runs

  1. 1.Serve the ball into the path of the first attacker, who runs onto it, takes one controlling touch, and shoots with the second.
  2. 2.The goalkeeper attempts the save.
  3. 3.After the shot, regardless of the outcome, the goalkeeper drop-kicks toward a selected pole and tries to land the ball within five yards of that target.
  4. 4.A successful target earns five points.
  5. 5.The next attacker then shoots.
  6. 6.Once everyone has taken a turn, change the goalkeeper.
  7. 7.The player with the most points wins.

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