• More time with the coach
• More practical space to be successful
• Increased number of contacts with the ball
• More actual playing time
• Energetic workouts due to playing both offense and defense
• Required to make more quality decisions
• Experience repeating game situations more frequently
• The work rate and involvement of a player stays consistent
• While learning both offense and defense, a player will become more complete and will understand more readily the roles and importance of teammates
• The smaller ball is lighter and more easily kicked, trapped, dribbled, and passed

Benefits of the Small Field:

• More efficient use of space
• Games can be played simultaneously across a full-size field
• Children are physicially more efficient in smaller space
• Takes less time to achieve goal or advance to goal
• Children are actively involved for a longer period of time