Soccer Exercise
Shifting to the Ball II
- Age U14 - U19, Men's / Women's
- Training Set Main point, End
- Number of Players 10-15 players, 16-22+ players
Setup
- 2 goals
- Cones to mark the field
- The field is divided longitudinally into 2 halves
Procedure
The game is played 7 vs 7 with a maximum of 3 ball touches.Team Red operates with a back four and two defensive midfielders, as well as a counter-attacking forward. Team Green operates in a free formation. Team Red aims to prevent Team Green from scoring a goal. After a shot on goal, the game restarts with a build-up from Team Green's goal.
Tip
- Shift towards the ball when it's nearby, secure positions when it's away
- In the center: Form a defensive triangle
- When the ball is on the wing: Shift towards the ball, with other players moving to secure positions behind
- Possible pass to the wing: Shift towards the ball just before the pass or with the pass itself to prevent the gap from being exploited
- Continuously realign swiftly into formation
Training attributes
Tactics
- Tactics
- Team behavior Pressing Opening the field Player behavior Transition drill
Training Organization
- Age
- U14 - U19 Men's / Women's
- Duration
- 30 min
- Training Set
- Main point End
- Number of Players
- 10-15 players 16-22+ players
- Goalkeeper
- 2 goalies 3 goalies 3+ goalies
- Form of Training
- Group training Team training
- Exercise level
- Intermediate
- Spatial Behavior
- Half-field
- Training Location
- Pitch