Team A
Team B
Goalkeeper
Joker (+1, always plays for the team with the ball)
Ball
Cone
Pass
Dribble
Run
Shot
Activity 1
Technical Warm-Up
4v2 Double Grid Possession Warm-Up
Setup: 4v2 - 4v2. TRAINING AREA = 15W x 25L. Divide the space into (2) separate spaces. Play 4v2 in one space. The attacking team should try to keep possession and count the highest number of consecutive passes. The defending team should try to regain possession, and pass the ball to their teammates in the opposite grid. As the ball transitions to the opposite grid, (2) attacking players and defending players transition to the grid with the ball.
Goal: The 4 attacking players try to string together as many consecutive passes as possible within the grid. The 2 defenders try to win the ball and pass it to their 2 teammates in the opposite grid, which triggers a transition: (2) attackers and the defending pair move to whichever grid has the ball.
Coaching Points
- Application of defensive technique & pressure
- What: Pressure, cover, balance
- Who: Player closest to the ball = pressure, player(s) in immediate support of ball = cover, furthest player from ball = balance
Activity 2
Small-Sided Activity
5v5 Two Goals and One Goal
Setup: TRAINING AREA = 60W x 50L. Place (2) goals on the end-line of the team you are not coaching (white), and place (1) goal on the end-line of the team you are coaching (red). Teams play 5v5. Red & White score by passing/shooting the ball in the goal.
Goal: White tries to score on either of the 2 goals on their attacking end-line; red tries to score on the single goal on their attacking end-line. Both teams earn a point by passing or shooting the ball into their assigned goal(s). Defensive focus is on applying pressure, cover, and balance.
Coaching Points
- Application of defensive technique & pressure
- What: Pressure, cover, balance
- Who: Player closest to the ball = pressure, player(s) in immediate support of ball = cover, furthest player from ball = balance
- What: Cover for the pressuring defender. Angle, speed, and distance of support based on pressuring defender
- Who: The supporting defender
Activity 3
Expanded Small-Sided Activity
7v6 Big Goals Pressure Cover Balance
Setup: TRAINING AREA = 60W x 70L. Place (1) goal on each end-line for the teams to attack. Red & White score by passing/shooting the ball in the goal.
Goal: Red (7 players) and white (6 players) each try to score on the opponent's goal by passing or shooting the ball into it. Defensive emphasis is on the balancing player compressing spaces between supporting defenders to deny penetrating opportunities near goal.
Coaching Points
- What: Compress spaces between supporting/balancing defenders to deny penetration
- Who: The balancing player, defender (2) or more passes away from the ball
- Why: To eliminate penetrating opportunities, and to win possession near goal in order to increase scoring chances
Activity 4
Game
Goal: Apply what you practiced today in a real game.
Play 9v9 game with specific formations for each team. Reinforce all points above GK-3-2-3