Equipment
- 4 markers
- Sufficient balls for continuity
- 2 vests
Preparation
- Playing area: 15 x 15 meters
- Players: 7
- Duration: 14 minutes
- Series: 2 of 6 minutes with a 1 minutes pause of active recovery
Summary
Training midfielders for recovery and wide gameSecondary Objectives
Creating space, Width, Transition, Pressing, Passing, Body shape, Intercepting, Mobility, Losing your marker, Pass, Positioning, Intercepting, Creating width and depth, Mobility, Ball possession, Pressing, TransitionsOrganization
- Players get divided into 2 teams: 5 (4 outside and 1 inside) against 2 (both of them midfielders inside the square)
- 5 minutes sessions separated by an active recovery
Description
- The 2 midfielders go inside the square.
- The team that consists of 5 players starts passing the ball.
- The player from inside the square will be the support for outer players, they will have to avoid midfielders and give back the ball as soon as possible.
- The 5 outer players must prevent midfielders from going out the square once they recover the ball.
Rules
- Place 4 outer players on the 4 sides of the square, they can get in the square
- The 2 midfielders have to recover the ball and take it out as soon as possible
- If the midfielders recover the ball and get out of the square then they score 1 point
- If players with ball execute 5 consecutive passes, they score 1 point
- After 5 points, 2 players get in the square and swap positions with the midfielders
Variations
- Perform the exercise at 2 touches
- Make it mandatory for players to perform oriented controls
- The supporting player must play at 1 touch
- Once the supporting player has given back the ball, they swaps positions with their teammate.
Coaching Points
- Work on the pressing movements of midfielders
- Encourage midfielders to pass the ball at first touch
- Outer players have to be moving continuosly, in order for them to offer more options to the supporting player
- Midfielders must cover the possible trajectories of the pass
- Adequate time of execution and recovery
- Transitions from possession to non possession of the ball
- Modify the dimensions of the pitch based on players skills
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