Soccer Exercise
8 vs 8 plus 1 Neutral on 5 Target Goals
- Age U6 - U13, U14 - U19, Men's / Women's
- Training Set Main point, End
- Number of Players 10-15 players, 16-22+ players
Setup
- Use cones to mark the playing field.
- Set up 10 poles to create dribbling goals (4 on the sides, 1 in the middle).
- Divide the players into 8 teams plus 1 neutral player.
Procedure
Free play towards all 4 pole goals. A goal is scored when the ball possessor passes to a teammate through the central pole goal or dribbles through it themselves.
The neutral player joins the team with the numerical advantage.
Tip
Coaching Points:
- Exploit numerical superiority to make opponents run and widen the game.
- Defenders must keep track of all goals but still defend the space effectively.
Training attributes
Tactics
- Tactics
- Wing play/Crossing Player behavior Transitional play (shifting the game) Transition drill Man down/Man up
Training Organization
- Age
- U6 - U13 U14 - U19 Men's / Women's
- Duration
- 25 min
- Training Set
- Main point End
- Number of Players
- 10-15 players 16-22+ players
- Form of Training
- Group training Team training
- Position training
- Defensive training Midfield training Forward training
- Exercise level
- Intermediate
- Training Location
- Pitch