Ball possession with point after give and go

Goal:

Possession

Soccer Tactics

Equipment

Markers
4 poles
6 vests
Balls

Preparation

Playing area: 45x20 meters
Players: 12
Duration: 14 minutes
Series: 2 series of 6 minutes with 1 minute of passive recovery

Ball possession with point after give and go

Summary

Conditioned game to train ball possession

Secondary Objectives

Creating space, Support, Passing, Receiving to turn, Body shape, Intercepting, Tackling, Oriented control, Pass, Positioning, Intercepting, Tackling, Mobility, Ball possession, Triangle

Organization

Divide the playing area into 3 adjacent zones. Two 10x20 meters shooting zones (yellow in figure) and a 25x20 meters possession zone (green in the figure). On the short sides of the field form a 2 meters small goal using the poles. Arrange 5 white players vs 5 red players inside the possession zone. A white player and a red one stay near the small goal (as shown in the figure).

Description

Develop a ball possession with 2 ball touches allowed inside the possession zone
After 5 consecutive passes the team can pass the ball to the player near the small goal and after the pass enter the shooting zone
One point is achieved after a "give and go" performed from the shooting zone with the teammate behind the small goal making the ball passing across the small goal
The defending team can enter the shooting zone to avoid the opponents to score one point
After each point the players that performed the give and go invert their roles
At the end of the series, the most points team wins

Coaching Points

Create possessing triangles to avoid the opponent player enclosing him inside the triangle
Focus on reaction to negative transition, once lost the ball possession, the player who is closer to the ball presses the opponent while teammates get closer
Focus on global distances between players
Focus on the body positioning during ball reception, it must be always oriented toward the largest part of the field
Encourage the give and go: after passing the ball to a teammate the player keeps running to the free space and then receives again the ball
Ideal minimum unit: the ball carrier must have a minimum number of teammate to wich pass at any time (one pass forwards and one pass backwards at least)
The player who is closer to the ball carrier must choose if moving encountering or to depth, conditioning so the teammates related movement
Encourage players to perform the countermove to lose the marker before receiving
Players who are close on the same line, horizontal or vertical, have to move to create diagonal game lines to keep a continuous movement and a proper arrangement