Set up & organization

Use a 20x20 or appropriate size pitch. Add four 5x5 boxes on each side of the square.

Instructions

Two teams of four play in the square. They must use the 4 target players to maintain possession. If the team can hit two target players they score 1 point. Switch teams out after 3 min’s.

Coaching points

Good passing a receiving technique

Can players receive on the back foot, and half turn?

Can players look to switch play?

Can players recognise width and depth and use it to keep the ball?

Set up & organization

Set up a Y shape with 4 cones, and two cones to finish sequence. Space the cones to suite the age and ability of players.

Instructions

A passes to B and follows the pass, B then turns and passes to C and follows his pass, C receives pass and dribbles to the end cone. D begins the right side sequence when player C starts to dribble.

Coaching points

Good passing a receiving technique

Can players get into a good tempo?

Passes need to be crisp and with good accuracy

Set up & organization

Set up an appropriate sixed pitch with a clearly marked half way line and two small goals.

Instructions

One team starts with one player in opponents half and cannot move out at any point. The other three players wait behind the goal line in their own half. The other team starts with four players in their half. The lone defending player starts off the game by passing to the attacking team’s deepest player. The attacking team must then put at least four passes together until they can advance into the oppositions half. Once there they must pass the ball at least twice before they can score. The other three defending players can now come in to create a 4v3. If the defending team win the ball they can move forward with no restriction. If the one defending player happens to win the ball in the 4v1 and score, his goal counts for 3.

Coaching points

Lots of technique coaching points here in the flow

Can the attacking team look to create space and overloads?

If the defending team win the ball can they transition quickly and make a penetrating pass?

Can both teams recognise width and depth and its importance in keeping possession?

Progressions

If you have a resting team use them as bumpers around the pitch as shown in diagram.