Zonal Play with Pressing

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Organisation
- Cones to divide into 3 zones (2 outer zones, 1 middle zone)
- Cones to mark a line for each team (yellow and blue cones here) representing the pressing line (in this case, midfield pressing)
Process
- Team yellow plays against team blue towards 2 goals.
- In the middle zone, the ball can only be played with 2 touches.
- Free play in the two outer zones.
- For the blue team, the blue-marked line is the pressing line.
- For the yellow team, the yellow-marked line is the pressing line.
Tip
Coaching Points:
- The team in possession has time due to the "inactive" zone and can combine until gaps appear in the opponents.
- The team applying pressing should coordinate and shift as a unit.

Training Set

Main point

Duration

30 min

Age

U13 - Men's / Women's

Tactics

Opening the field, Opening the field in the four line, Player behavior, Man-marking towards the ball, Pressing, High pressure in midfield, Team behavior, Attack/Offside variations, Four-back formation, Pushing, Transition drill, Quick transitioning (defense to offense), Quick transitioning (offense to defense)