Ball possession
Ball possession in soccer is meant the action executed by two or more players that get to transmit the ball avoiding the interventions of opponents. In other words, during the game, each time a team dominated the ball we can say that team "possesses the ball".
At this point we have to make a simple but yet substantial difference between to be "possessing the ball" and "playing to possess the ball"; the first one refers to the fact that any player from the team completely dominates the ball and can execute any move, while the other is an strategic election of the team that wants to dominate the ball for a tactical issue.
The advantages of playing with ball possession in soccer could be:
- Make the opponent move towards the ball to move him away from the defense of their goal
- Force the opponent to a constant change of position to then surprise him in the empty spaces that they has left
- Create the basis for an attacking action
- Change the front of attack
- Control the rhythm of the match
Each coach can add to this cast other motivations and advantages that come from the strategic election without forgetting that to be able to act in an efficient manner they needs from each player some essential tactical and technical concepts:
- Capacity of transmitting the ball and particularly the pass
- Capacity of receiving the ball and particularly of the oriented control
- Capacity of defending the ball
- Capacity of mobility of the players and particularly of unmarking
- Capacity of staggering on the available space creating lines and different passing depths
In the proposed exercises players can become familiar with multiple situations and get used to keep possession of the ball, improving technical and tactical aspects. In this context the coach can influence with individual or group corrections transmitting their philosophy in an efficient manner.
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Soccer Tactics
6 against 3 to train transitions and ball possession - Barcelona FC
Ball possession - Train players to recover the ball and to possess it, work on transitions of the phase of ball possession to that of non possession. -
Soccer Tactics
Tactical maintenance: Play inside - rotate outside - Real Madrid FC
Ball possession - Drill to train ball possession in power play situation -
Soccer Tactics
Ball possession 2 vs 2 + 2 supports
Ball possession - Situational 2 vs 2 with two supports with the objective to maintain ball possession as long as possible -
Soccer Tactics
From ball possession to goal - Juventus FC
Ball possession - Themed game with a two-phase team duel: ball possession and finishing -
Soccer Tactics
Pressing - Movements and Ball possession
Pressing - Training diferrent pressing situation, for defensive and offensive phases -
Soccer Tactics
7 vs 7 + 2 neutral players - Cross field pass
Switch play - Small-sided game 7 vs 7 + 2 neutral players, useful to train the cross field pass changing the game and transitions from one side to the other -
Soccer Tactics
Ball possession 6 v 6
Ball possession - 6 v 6 themed game that trains ball possession under pressure -
Soccer Technique
Small sided game 5 against 5 - winner pass in the angle
Ball possession - Small sided game 5 against 5, to improve ball possession and pass -
Soccer Tactics
Small sided game in 3 sections - Arsenal FC
Ball possession - Theme match developed in spaces with different dimensions -
Soccer Tactics
Conditioned game 10 against 10 - Borussia Dortmund BVB
4-2-3-1 - In this exercise we train the vision of the game, ball possession and the movements without ball