Soccer Exercise
Zone Game with Pressing
- Age U6 - U13, U14 - U19, Men's / Women's
- Training Set Main point
- Number of Players 10-15 players, 16-22+ players
Setup
Pitch: Cones divide the playing area into three zones — two outer zones and one central zone. Further cones mark a pressing line for each team, here in yellow and blue.
Equipment: Cones, 2 goals and several balls.
Players: Two teams — yellow and blue — plus two goalkeepers.
Procedure
- Team Yellow plays against Team Blue on two goals.
- In the central zone the ball may only be played with two touches.
- In the two outer zones play is free.
- For the blue team the line marked in blue counts as the pressing line, for the yellow team the line marked in yellow — in this case a midfield press.
Tip
- Thanks to the touch-limited zone, the team in possession has time and can combine until gaps open up in the opposition.
- The pressing team coordinates itself and shifts across as a team.
Training attributes
Tactics
- Tactics
- Team behavior Pressing Opening the field Player behavior Transition drill
Training Organization
- Age
- U6 - U13 U14 - U19 Men's / Women's
- Duration
- 30 min
- Training Set
- Main point
- Number of Players
- 10-15 players 16-22+ players
- Goalkeeper
- 2 goalies 3 goalies 3+ goalies
- Form of Training
- Team training
- Exercise level
- Intermediate
- Training Location
- Pitch