Ball Possession - 6 vs 3

Goal:

Possession

Soccer Tactics

Equipment

8 cones
Sufficient markers to outline the field
3 vests
balls

Preparation

Playing area : 25x20m
Players: 9
Duration: 21
Series: 3 series of 5 minutes with 2 minutes of passive recovery

Summary

Conditioned game to foster ball possession and game construction

Secondary Objectives

Creating space, Transition, Pressing, Passing, Receiving, Intercepting, Losing your marker, Pass, Intercepting, Mobility, Possession triangles, Ball possession, Transitions

Organization

Create a 25x20 meters playing area using the markers. On each of the four corners place 2 cones to form a 2m wide goal. Using the coloured vests, divide players into two teams (one team of 6 for ball possession and one of 3 for ball recovery).

Description

Within the playing area develop a ball possession in numerical superiority for the players with the red vests
Once the ball is recovered, the blue players must score in one of the 4 goals placed on the corners of the rectangle
In each series switch the players in numerical inferiority

Rules

The team in red receives one point every 8 passes
The team in blue receives one point for every goal they score
The blue players are allowed to score after at least 1 pass

Variations

Vary the size of the playing area
Limit the number of touches
Add a fourth blue player

Coaching Points

The red players must use the whole width of the playing area
Encourage the 3 blue players to recover the ball keeping a high intensity of physical work
The numerical advantage increases chances for maintaining the ball possession
Encourage the players to react quickly after losing the ball

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