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Soccer drills for technique positional play

  • We play 3 against 3, to the same goal. 
  • If one team loses the ball, the other team takes over the attack. 
  • The other team must always move back behind a cone.
  • So that the defending team can set up. (must go quickly, practise switching).
drawing 3 v 3 on one half of the field
  • Duration 
    • approx 15 min
  • Distances: 
    • 5 mtr by 5 mtr
  • Explanation: 
    • Playing around the ball or hitting it outside the lines is changing with the hunter. 
    • If the ball is played between the 2 hunters, they stay in the middle for 1 turn longer.
  • Coach moment: 
    • 4 players must close between the lines where the ball is. 
    • When the ball is played in, pay attention to opening up immediately and keep calm.
drawing positioning 4:2
  • Duration: 
    • Residual.
  • Width: 
    • 16 mtr area.
  • Length: 
    • 30 mtr.
    • At end of length 2 small goals.
  • Teams: 
    • Defence plus midfielders with goalkeeper.
    • Attack plus midfielders score big goal.




drawing build up exercise 1
  • Duration 
    • Approx 15 min.
  • Distances: 
    • 8 mtr by 8 mtr.
  • Explanation: 
    • Playing around the ball or hitting it outside the lines is changing with the hunter.
  • Coach moment: 
    • Four players must close between the lines where the ball is. 
    • When the ball is played in, it is important to open up immediately and keep calm.

       

drawing 4:1 4:2
  • Pawns as on picture
  • Chase the ball
  • 2 variants
    • With handball after running in
    • With turning and passing
  • Note two roles for 1 player: handball and passer and then playable again for attack.


drawing Position pass exercise with rounding 2 variants
  • Put pawns as given
  • Each pawn 1 player
  • Start in the corner and pass as given
  • Player runs ball behind
  • Left bottom corner dribbles back to start (last player in the game)


drawing Pass exercise in two squares
  • 4 players on position as on picture.
  • Notice:
    • With player 2 2 players in line.
  • Player 1 plays player 2.
  • Player 2 turns and passes to wing player 3 right in front.
  • Player 3 near the 16 meter width pass on the left for player 4.
  • Player 4 passes the ball wide and player 1 finishes.
  • Player 1 to player 2, player 2 to player 3.
  • Player 3 to player 4, player 4 takes the ball and goes to the front of the line.
drawing Finishing exercise with pass, spin, and handball laying wide
  • Duration:
    • +-15 min
  • Distance:
    • Width 4 mtr length white to blue 4 mtr and blue to blue 2 mtr.
  • Execution:
    • 2 red players try to outplay the red player in the other section.
    • When A plays the ball to the other square, player B joins the other square and the exercise continues.
    • After 2 minutes the player in the middle changes to another player.
drawing Position game triangle
  • Duration:
    • 20 min
  • Distance:
    • Width per section 6 mtr length 8 mtr.
  • Objective:
    • Search for the attacker in possession of the ball and pass to him so that he can score.
    • The four players are only allowed to move in their own box to protect the passing line.
    • The 2 attackers are free to move around the four squares but behind the defenders.
    • When the ball is in the possession of the attacker, the defender can try to conquer it in that square.
    • If scoring is too easy, the attackers are obliged to play at least once before they can score.
    • When there are more players in the box, you have to add more players.
    • If there is an uneven number of players, 1 team has more attackers but then the rule that attackers must play at least 1x over before they can score comes into effect.
drawing positional play 4 goals
  • Player ''WHITE'' Sinks in to retrieve the ball from the goalkeeper.
  • Goalkeeper passes ball to ''WHITE''.
  • Player ''WHITE'' Dribbles towards player ''BLUE''.
  • At his starting point, he passes to Player ''BLUE'', ''WHITE'' runs on.
  • Player ''BLUE'' rebounds the ball to ''WHITE''.
  • Player ''WHITE'' passes to player ''RED''.
  • Player ''RED'' dribbles towards the 16.
  • Around the middle of the field, RED passes to BLUE2.
  • Player "BLUE2" rebounds the ball to "RED".
  • Player ''RED'' shoots the ball on goal.
  • The ball goes through the goal.
  • WHITE takes the position of BLUE.
  • BLUE takes position of RED.
  • RED takes position from BLUE2.
  • BLUE2 takes position of goalkeeper. (not necessary if you have a goalie).
  • Minimum 5 persons, to get and keep speed at least 7.
drawing Pass/Tack/Tackle
  • Within the defined field, play is 4x4.
  • At each edge a neutral player stands.
  • This player is not allowed to enter the field, but has to move (offer).
  • Switching is easy when every team has its own colour.
drawing Position game 8x4 with 4 neutral players (P01)
  • The neutral players stand on the sideline.
  • The game is played with pupil goals.
  • Defenders can score directly after possession of the ball.
  • Attackers must pass over X times.
drawing Position play with line players (P03)