Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Rondos
Description
Rondo with groups of 9-12 players.
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20 mins
Set up: (9 players)
15'x15' area with 7v2 as shown. Object is for the team of 7 to keep possession. Play intensely for 2-3 minutes, then swap defenders OR swap every time a defender intercepts a pass.
*If an extra player they can have a 'play-maker' role in the midle and link up with the team that has possession*
Coaching points:
- Quick decisive movement by the outside players and supporting 2, and the inside 'play maker'.
- Create space to receive pass.
- Open body shape to receive.
- Defenders stay compact, move as a unit to cut off passing lanes.
Progression:
- Limit the touches (1-2 touches).
- Can't play back to where the pass came from.
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20 mins
Set up: (9 players)
15'x15' area with 3v3+3 as shown. Object is for team in possession (black to start) to maintain that possession with assistance from the reds. Play intensely for 5-10 minutes, then swap teams (greens go outside, black come inside to defend). Repeat.
*If an extra player they can have a 'play-maker' role in the midle and link up with the team that has possession*
Coaching points:
-Quick decisive movement by the outside players and supporting 2, and the inside 'play maker'.
-Open body shape to receive.
-Defenders stay compact, move as a unit to cut off passing lanes.
Progression:
-Rather than play for a fixed time, incorporate a transition: when greens win the ball, they quickly distribute to a red, then swap places with black and continue in possession until black win the ball back.
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20 mins
Set up: (12 players)
20'x30' area with 4v4+4 as shown. Object is for team in possession (Red to start) to maintain that possession with assistance from the reds. Play intensely for 5-10 minutes, then swap teams (greens go outside, black come inside to defend). Repeat.
*If an extra player they can have a 'play-maker' role in the midle and link up with the team that has possession*
Coaching points:
- Quick decisive movement by the outside players and supporting 2, and the inside 'play maker'.
- Create space to receive pass.
- Open body shape to receive.
- Defenders stay compact, move as a unit to cut off passing lanes.
Progression:
-Rather than play for a fixed time, incorporate a transition: when greens win the ball, they quickly distribute to a black, then swap places with the reds and continue in possession until black win the ball back.
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
20 mins
Set up: (12 players)
20'x30' area with 3+3 v 3+3 as shown. Object is for the teams to keep possession. Two teams work together to keep ball from the oppoents (Red+blacks v Greens+yelows). Play intensely for 5-10 minutes, then swap teams (Red+green v Black+yellow). Repeat.
Coaching points:
-Quick decisive movement by the outside players and supporting 2, and the inside 'play maker'.
-Open body shape to receive.
-Defenders stay compact, move as a unit to cut off passing lanes.
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
20 mins
Set Up: (11 players).
20'x30' area 4v4 +3. When the 4 defenders win the ball they go out and replace the attacking 4 outside in which they come in and become the new defending 4.
*if an extra player make it 4v4 +4 with the across 4 changing every set.
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20 mins
Set Up: 3v2+4 (9 players)/ 3v2(+1 netural/GK) +4 (10 players) 4v4+4 (12 players) 5v5 (+1 netural) + 4 (15 players).
30'x30' area. When the defenders win the ball they try to score in any of the 4 corner goals. On doing so, they are replaced by one of the other teams.
*add goalkeeper(s) as netural players who support the team with possession to create an overload.
Coaching points:
- Create a defensive 'trap'.
- Press and force play/errors.
- Look for a qucik steel in a corner.
- Shoot as quick as possible.
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20 mins
Set up: (5 players)
6'x6' area with 4v1 as shown. Object is for the team of 4 to keep possession. Play intensely for 1-2 minutes, then swap defender OR swap every time the defender intercepts a pass.
*If an extra player they can have a 'play-maker' role in the midle and link up with the team that has possession*
Coaching points:
- Quick decisive movement by the outside players and supporting 2, and the inside 'play maker'.
- Create space to receive pass.
- Open body shape to receive.
- Defenders stay compact, move as a unit to cut off passing lanes.
Progression:
- Limit the touches (1-2 touches).
- Can't play back to where the pass came from.