Soccer Exercise
3 vs 2 in a Zone with Finishing
- Age U6 - U13, U14 - U19, Men's / Women's
- Training Set Main point
- Number of Players 6 - 9 players, 10-15 players, 16-22+ players
Setup
Pitch: Six cones — four blue and two red — plus two poles mark out the playing area and the zone.
Equipment: 6 cones, 2 poles, at least 1 ball and 1 full-size goal.
Players: The attackers A, B, C and D plus two defenders.
Procedure
- Player A passes into Player B's run.
- Player B takes the ball in the stride in an open body position and passes to Player C, who is getting free.
- Player B pushes up to make it a 3 vs 2.
- Players B, C and D try to get to a finish.
- The defenders may only defend inside the zone and do not follow outside it; after winning the ball they counter-attack over the zone line.
Note: After a round the players move on — A to B, B to C, C to D and D to A. After a few minutes the attackers and the defenders are swapped.
Tip
- Watch out for offside.
- The final pass in behind the defenders must be well timed.
- Use the numerical advantage to combine quickly or to dribble through.
Training attributes
Tactics
- Tactics
- Player behavior Transition drill Man down/Man up
Training Organization
- Age
- U6 - U13 U14 - U19 Men's / Women's
- Duration
- 25 min
- Training Set
- Main point
- Number of Players
- 6 - 9 players 10-15 players 16-22+ players
- Goalkeeper
- 1 goalkeeper 2 goalies
- Form of Training
- Group training Team training
- Exercise level
- Intermediate
- Training Location
- Pitch