Conditioned game: attack against defense

Goal:

Passing

Soccer Tactics

Equipment

Markers
2 cones
Balls
2 mini goals
8 vests (4 red, 2 blue, 2 green)

Preparation

Playing area: 30x20 meters / 33x22 yards
Players: 8
Duration: 14 minutes
Series: 2 of 5 minutes each with 2 minutes of passive recovery

Conditioned game: attack against defense

Summary

Enrico Ruzzene introduces an exercise to train space management and ball circulation under pressure

Secondary Objectives

Creating space, Width, Transition, Receiving, Intercepting, Tackling, Pass, Ball control, Pass, Intercepting, Creating width and depth, Transitions

Organization

Create a 20x20-meter/22x22-yard playing area using the markers and divide it into two zones with the cones. On the long sides of the rectangle place the two mini goals. Divide players in 4 red defenders (2 for every half of the field), blue strikers (free to move inside the playing area) and 2 green outside players (who can move along the sides of the playing rectangle).

Description

The blue strikers have to shoot at goal to score a point and they can shoot at both goals
The red defenders can only move inside the half field assigned to them and with active defense they have to tackle opposition's attacks
The red defenders, recovered the ball, have to play 8 consecutive passes to score a point
The blue strikers, after losing the ball, must try to regain it and avoid that the opposition scores
The green outside players can only move along the sides of the rectangle and play with the team in possession (they play with both teams, as neutrals)
After each goal, the game starts againg from the central zone with the strikers in possession of the ball
At the end of the series the side players switch positions with the strikers. After 2 series defenders switch with outside players/strikers
Maximum number of touches allowed for defenders: 3

Variations

Restrict number of ball touches for the defenders to 2 and for strikers to 3
Add a third striker inside the playing area

Coaching Points

Technical and coordination objectives: passing and receiving the ball under high space-time pressure, dribbling with variations, finishing
Technical and tactical objectives: managing free space, including behind the ball carrier, numerical superiority and inferiority, playing wide and the concept of unmarking to create passing lanes
Reduce breaks within the exercise, increasing the intensity
Increase or decrease the duration of the series based on the age group being trained

Difficulty:

Category:

Soccer Tactics

Age:

Under 21, Under 17, Under 16, Under 15, Under 14, Under 13, Under 12, Under 11

Tag:

Creating space, Width, Transition, Receiving, Intercepting, Tackling, Pass, Ball control, Pass, Intercepting