4 times goal

Goal:
Equipment
  • Colorful markers
  • 5 vests
  • 4 mini-goals
  • Balls
Preparation
  • Playing Area: 30x20 meters / 33x22 yards
  • Players: 10
  • Duration: 16 minutes
  • Series: 4 of 3 minutes each with 1 minute of recovery between sets
4 times goal

Summary

Exercise that trains quick thinking and immediate finishing

Organization

Create a playing field of 15x15 meters/16x16 yards with markers where two teams of three players each will perform ball possession. Create to the right of the playing field another smaller field (about 10x10 meters/11x11 yards) with four different colored markers placed at the vertices. In the center of each side of this second field place a mini goal (as in the picture). In this field two players will perform a 1 v 1 aimed at finishing. There are then two support players (who have a neutral role), placed on the outside of the two playing squares, on the boundary between the two.

Description

  • The two teams (red vs. white) carry out a 3 v 3 ball possession inside the larger field - green zone
  • When all players of a team have touched the ball (three consecutive passes) they can look for a support player outside the zone
  • When the support player receives the ball, they must pass it to the player of the same team who passed the ball to them located in the other smaller field
  • The offensive player (red in the picture), upon receiving the ball, plays a 1v1 against the defender (white in the picture) with the aim of finishing in one of the four goals
  • If the defender in the small field regains the ball they have to serve their teammates again inside the larger field
  • If the offensive player scores or does not finish, the action always starts again in the larger field, with the opposing team in possession of the ball

 

Rules

  • Free ball touches available to players in both zones of play
  • At the end of each series replace the support players on both teams
  • At the end of each series replace the two players facing each other in the 1v1

Variations

  1. Reduce the touches available to players performing ball possession (e.g., a maximum of three touches)
  2. Increase or decrease the size of the squares depending on the number of players and their abilities
  3. In the second square perform a 2v1, taking advantage of a teammate's insertion from the first square or the outside flank

Coaching Points

  • Maximum intensity and focus
  • Precision in passing
  • Accuracy and speed when finishing
  • The support players must constantly move on the outside to make themselves free at all times
  • The two players in the smaller field must be ready to react quickly to the game situation: adapt to the role of attacker to receive and finish or take position as a defender marking the opponent to not allow an easy reception
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