Pressing and Closing the Deep Passing Lanes

This tactical small game focuses on creating automatic instinct of putting pressure the opponent with ball, shifting in defense, and covering behind.
The activity also helps develop possession, depth play and combinations in over-numbering situations, transition, and game specific endurance.

Published: 07.02.2024.
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Category: Soccer Drills - Soccer Tactics
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Age Age: 16 - 20+
Difficulty Difficulty: 4
Space Space: Reduced
Keeper Keeper: 0
Players Players: 18
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Organisation

There are two possession areas (15-20x12-15m) and a defending zone (3-5m) in the middle of the square.
The distances and the size of the square should be adequate to the given age-group and the players' abilities.
In this small sided soccer game there are 3 teams of six. Identify them with different colors.
Two teams are trying to keep possession, the third one is defending.
6-6 players of the teams in possession are located in the side areas.
The defenders are placed in determined way: Three defenders are in the area of possession (6v3 game), the other three are in the middle zone to close the deep passing directions.

Load: 60-90 sec.

Rest: 60-90 sec.

Description and Graphics

One team of six start keeping possession against the three defenders. Their main objective is to play the ball to the other team through the defending zone between the three defenders. When the deep pass is successful, the defenders have to run into the other area to start defending against the possessing team.
The defenders press with intensity in order to regain the ball in the 6v3 game. When the defenders win the ball in the 6v3, they can pass it to one of the small goals. If the defenders intercept the deep pass in the defending zone, they can pass the ball to the other other area.
The team that loses the ball, counter-press immediately, then three players run to press in 6v3, the other three go to the middle zone. 

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