Through Ball with a Wall Player

Age U6 - U13, U14 - U19, Men's / Women's
Training Set Main point
Number of Players 6 - 9 players, 10-15 players, 16-22+ players

Setup

Pitch: Mark out an area of 25 x 25 metres with cones and set up 2 mini goals on each of two opposite sides. In front of the goals a 5 metre deep end zone is marked on both sides, with the middle zone in between.

Equipment: Cones, 4 mini goals, bibs in two colours, balls.

Players: Two teams of 3 players each. Two players of each team stand in the middle zone, the third in one of the two end zones.

Procedure

A 2 vs 2 is played in the middle zone, both teams try to play the pass to their team-mate in the end zone.
If that succeeds, the player from the end zone may move into the centre and the team tries, with a numerical advantage, to score on one of the opposite goals.
The players in the end zones are changed regularly.

Progression:

Demand a minimum number of passes when in numerical advantage in order to increase the touches and the combination play.

Note: Drill idea by Eddie Plickat.

Tip

Allow only ground balls, that makes ball control easier and keeps the game quick.
The players should get free behind the back of the opponent in order to create space and be available for a pass.
After the pass in behind, the players in the centre should get free immediately in order to exploit the numerical advantage.

Training attributes

Technique

Technique: Trapping Ball control Dribbling Passing

Tactics

Tactics: Team behavior Pressing Player behavior Games plays Transition drill

Condition

Condition: Speed of movement with ball Speed of movement off the ball

Co-ordination

Co-Ordination: Quick anticipation Quick processing

Training Organization

Age: U6 - U13 U14 - U19 Men's / Women's
Duration: 20 min
Training Set: Main point
Number of Players: 6 - 9 players 10-15 players 16-22+ players
Form of Training: Group training Team training
Exercise level: Difficult
Spatial Behavior: Half-field
Training Location: Pitch