5v4 Possession in 2 Zones
This small sided soccer drill focuses on practising possession and game specific endurance.
The soccer drill also emphasises transition and helps develop speed of play and decision making.
Video
Organisation
Cones are used to create two 18x18 meters areas as shown. The size of the area has to be adequate to the age group.
Identify two teams of five with different colors.
Duration: 2-5 min. Resting period: 1-2 min.
Description and Graphics
One of the teams tries to possess the ball in one of the playing fields. The 4 players of defending team try to win the ball in this zone. One defender is positioned in the other empty zone. When the defending team intercepts the ball they have to play their team-mate on the other side. When the defending team can play their team-mate on the other side they run to that zone and try to posess the ball. After losing the ball the attackers go through the other zone to defend. One player stays in the empty zone. Players have to organize the changing of the "remaining" defender.
Variation
This small sided soccer game can be played with a different numbers of players.