Soccer Exercise
8 vs 8 plus 1 Neutral Player on 5 Open 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
Pitch: Tall cones mark out the playing area; ten poles form the dribbling gates — four on the sides and one in the middle.
Equipment: 10 poles, tall cones and several balls.
Players: Two teams of eight plus one neutral player.
Procedure
- Free play towards all pole goals.
- A goal is scored when the player in possession passes to a team-mate through the central pole goal or dribbles through it.
- The neutral player plays with the team that has the numerical advantage.
Tip
- Use the numerical advantage to make the opponents run and to make the game wide.
- The defenders have to keep an eye on all the goals and still defend the space.
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