Soccerexercise: positional play: immediate pressure after losing possession
Suitable for the following techniques: defense positional play
Positional play: immediate pressure after losing possession
Game Principle
- Upon losing possession, the team must immediately apply pressure on the ball.
- The objective is to regain the ball as quickly as possible.
- The red team plays in possession of the ball.
- The yellow team attempts to take the ball away.
- If the yellow team gains possession, they try to score immediately in one of the four goals.
- The red team must prevent this by applying immediate pressure.
- The field is small to encourage quick attempts on goal.
- Observe whether pressure is applied upon losing the ball.
- Analyse who applies pressure and who does not.
- Assess the intensity of the pressure applied.
- Use small goals if there are no goalkeepers.
- Allow the team with fewer players to score by dribbling out of the field.
- Award points to the team with more players for a number of successful passes.
- Award points to the team with more players if they regain possession without a goal attempt from the team with fewer players.
- Adjust the number of goals.
- Count goals from the team with fewer players as more valuable.