Small-sided Game - 5 vs 5, wide playing
- Enough markers to outline the field
- 5 vests
- 2 goals
- Sufficient balls to ensure continuity
- Playing area: 30x40 meters
- Players: 10 + 2 goalkeepers
- Duration: 12 minutes
- Series: 2 series of 5 minutes interspersed with 2 minutes of passive recovery
Summary | Secondary Objectives |
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Exercise to practise possession, wide play, the defensive phase and shooting |
Pass, Shooting, Goal defense, Ball possession |
- The exercise consists of a classical game 5 vs 5 on the playing area
- The objective of the team that carries the ball, is to make a pass through one of the two small goals and then shoot at goal
- The pass through the small goal is valid only if performed towards the opponent half and if received by a teammate
- Only after passing through the small goals the team is allowed to shoot on goal
- If the defending team wins back the ball inside its own half they attempt to keep possession and are obligated to pass through a small goal before shooting
- If the defending team wins back the ball inside the opponent half it is allowed to shoot without passing through the small goal.
- At the end of the series the team that scores the most, wins.
- The team gets one point for each goal (in the regulatory goal)
- Unlimited touches allowed
- Keep the ball close to the ground
- Force to pass from their own half towards the opponent's one
- Add a nuetral player who plays with the team in possession
- Restrict the number of allowed touches (maximum 3)
- Enlarge the field size creating more space for small goal passing attempts
- Work on the concept of playing in a closed way and then make a cross-field pass
- Encourage the players to perform intense possession not allowing the defenders to close the passing lanes
- The exercise is useful to train the players in losing their marker and take up positions to receive a pass
- Encourage the defending team to anticipate the opponent closing down the possible passing lanes