Teaching Tactics

A practice session focusing on teaching players tactics generally follows this progession:
 
  1) Movement in unrestricted space
 
  2) Movement in restricted space
    The size of the area is based on the ability and number of players
 
  3) One large goal with a counter goal or goals
    The counter goal at the end opposite to the large goal may be a line, small goals, or target players
 
  4) Two large goals
From the USSF D License manual