Soccer Exercise
Build-Up Play in Free Play
- Age U14 - U19, Men's / Women's
- Training Set Progression, Main point
- Number of Players 10-15 players
Setup
• 1 goal
Procedure
The game is played freely, without opponents, to internalize movement patterns. The play always starts from the goalkeeper or a center-back.
- Center-backs spread out to the width of the penalty area.
- The defensive midfielder offers themselves centrally.
- Full-backs push up high.
- The strikers come close together to create space on the flanks.
- For a long goal kick, the goalkeeper signals (raises an arm) and then all players in the center move together. This increases the chance of winning the ball.
Tip
Coaching Points
- Initially, 2, later 3 passive opposing players act as forwards and vary their width and height. Solutions in build-up play:
- If strikers are wide and high: the defensive midfielder offers in the gap and center-backs drop deep beside the penalty area lines.
- Lots of space on the wing: chip ball to full-backs.
- Defensive midfielder has an opponent behind: near-side midfielder pulls away, far-side midfielder comes short.
Training attributes
Tactics
- Tactics
- Team behavior Opening the field Player behavior
Training Organization
- Age
- U14 - U19 Men's / Women's
- Duration
- 15 min
- Training Set
- Progression Main point
- Number of Players
- 10-15 players
- Goalkeeper
- 1 goalkeeper
- Form of Training
- Group training Team training
- Exercise level
- Easy
- Training Location
- Pitch