Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Multiple 4 v 2 Rondo

Multiple 4v2 Rondo

Objective

A practice designed to warm up players with anemphasis on improving technical skills and focus for session ahead

Organisation

• Area: 4 Areas of 12 x 12 metres with a 2 metres space between each area
• Set up as above with 4 sets of players in each of the 4 areas and 4 yellow players in the center area
• The coach plays a football into one of the areas the 4 players in the area try to keep possession from the two yellow players that enter the area and transfer the ball into another area when possible, once a transfer is achieved the two other yellow players enter into this area and the two yellow players in the area the ball was transferred from go back into central zone
• If the players in possession in an area make amistake or lose possession to the yellow players and allow them to pass intoanother area they then become the defenders with two entering the area that thefootball is in and two going into central zone

• Quality and selection of pass – 1st line, 2nd line and 3rd line passes.
• Body shape/first touch/back foot
• Disguise/change of direction – entice to exploit
• Angles and distance of support
• Awareness of space and defenders and when to make transfer pass
• Transition to defend – can we win ball back as quickly as possible.
• Transition to attack – width and depth asquickly as possible.