Rondo - Swap the Defenders
This small sided soccer game focuses on the speed of play, quick combinations, quick decision making and endurance.
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Organisation
The playing area should be adequate to the number of players and the given age group.
Players are split into two teams, which are marked by different colors.
The roles of the teams are changed periodically.
Description and Graphics
One team tries to keep the ball and maintain possession against two defenders. There is pass limit which is defined before the practice. Players in possession tries to reach the required number of passes against the defending pairs, defenders swap pairs when they touch the ball or the players in possession achieve a determined number of passes.
This game is a high intensity exercise, the defenders must put pressure on the ball as quickly as they can and the pairs need to change as quickly as possible.