Small-sided Game 4 vs 4 + supports: keeping the position
Goal
Equipment
- 14 markers
- 4 poles
- Sufficient balls for continuity
- 5 vests
Preparation
- Playing area: 20x15 meters
- Players: 10
- Duration: 15 minutes
- Series: 4 series of 3 minutes with a 1 minute pause of passive recovery
| Summary | Secondary Objectives |
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A thematic match that trains the position in the pitch and the team's passing skills |
Feints and tricks, Pass |
Organization
Divide the central pitch into 4 areas:
- Two finishing areas of 15x15 meters up and down (F)
- Two central areas 5x5 meters (C)
Along the whole perimeter there should be a support strip of 2,5 meters (S)
Create 2 goals of about 2 meters using the poles on the outer sides of the areas (F)
The team is divided into 2 groups of 5 players using the vests. One player per team goes to zone S and plays as a support. The other players are divided in the 4 zones "C" in pairs one per team (As shown in the picture).
Description
- The objective is to develop a ball possessio (Executin at least 6 consecutive passe) avoiding opponents
- At the end of the 6 passes players can shoot to goal
- In each series swap positions so that they all get to play as supports and inside the zones ("C" and "F")
Rules
- Each player has to play always inside of their zone
- The supports move along the outer sideline helping develop the game without contrasts between them
- The ball cannot go out out the outline areas driven by a player, but only through a pass
- The team that possesses the ball once they have reached the 6 passes they can shoot to any goal
- 6 consecutive passes are worth 1 point
- Goals are worth 1 point
Variations
- Once a team has reached the 6 passes its players can move freely to shoot to goal
- Increase of decrease the number of passes needed to score a point
- Increase or decrease the dimensions of the pitch based on the age and the characteristics of the players
Coaching Points
- Players learn to place their bodies and to move in reduced spaces to receive the pass
- A series of 1vs1 is created in reduced spaces that make the player pass the ball immediately and unmark their teammates
- Support players are under a lot of aerobic work, make sure to give them the proper amount of time to recover
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