Written by Dave Clarke
4v1 Boxes
Body positioning is key when receiving the ball and deceiving the defender, helping link play with teammates
Coaching Objectives
This is a great game for coaching body position to receive and body position to fool a pressing defender. The pressing player needs to be mobile and to press quickly.
Drill Setup
- 10 Mins
- 5 Players
- 1 Bibs
- 10 x 10 y
What the Players Do
Four players are keeping the ball away from one player in the middle. The four players go one on each line and can move from side to side, the other player is in the middle trying to win the…5v2+1 Rondo Possession
This is a possession game where the overload team try to keep the ball for as long as possible from the two defenders. Players move to make passing angles and triangles with their team mate in the middle
Coaching Objectives
This is all about player movement to create angles for passing options. The player in the centre is there to give triangles that make passing easier so that player must work hard to be open to the pass.
Players need good first touch and passing skills to keep the ball for 5 passes.
The defenders must press as a pair with nearest player going to the ball and second defender covering the passing lanes
Drill Setup
- 15 Mins
- 8 minimum Players
- 2 Bibs
- 25 x 50 y
What the Players Do
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This Rondo drill is all about passing and receiving with striker movement off the ball to create space for the pass. Movement and passing should be forward with combination play set up to achieve that goal.
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Coaching Objectives
Attackers – possession
- Good first touch to keep ball away from defender
- Pass weight, direction, decision making
- Off ball movement to create space for pass either to striker or for the striker to open up passing lanes
- Decision making – penetrate, hold onto the ball, recycle the ball
- Outisde players must use the position on the line to constantly create passing lanes so they should be scanning and quickly reacting to the play.
Defender – pressing
- Block passing routes
- Press striker
- Good body position to react to passing and movement of striker
Drill Setup
- 20 Mins
- 10 Players
- 2 x blue 2 x yellow 2 x red Bibs
- 12 x 6 y