Conditioned game: attack against defense
Goal
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
| Summary | Secondary Objectives |
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The exercise improves ball circulation under pressure and free space management |
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
