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Small-Sided Game 4 vs 4 with End Zones
20 min
Soccer Exercise

Small-Sided Game 4 vs 4 with End Zones

  • Age U6 - U13, U14 - U19
  • Training Set Main point
  • Number of Players 6 - 9 players

Setup

Pitch: Cones and tall cones mark the playing area and the end zones; there are two mini goals at the ends.

Equipment: 2 mini goals, cones, tall cones and several balls.

Players: Two teams of four.

Procedure

  • The game is played 4 vs 4 on two small goals.
  • The aim is to dribble into the end zone down the outside.
  • Once a player has arrived in the end zone, that player must finish with the first touch.
  • Defenders may not enter the end zone.
  • If a goal is scored, the team that scored the goal keeps possession. Otherwise a player of the other team starts from the end zone by playing a pass or dribbling into the area.

Tip

  • The team in possession makes the game wide.
  • Build in changes of position.

Training attributes

Technique

Technique
Dribbling

Tactics

Tactics
Player behavior

Training Organization

Age
U6 - U13 U14 - U19
Duration
20 min
Training Set
Main point
Number of Players
6 - 9 players
Goalkeeper
2 goalies 3 goalies 3+ goalies
Form of Training
Group training
Exercise level
Easy
Spatial Behavior
Half-field
Training Location
Pitch