COUNTER ATTACK RONDO
This drill is multi purpose. You can address for counter attack, transition, high pressure defensive... For youngsters, it is wise to help them develop gradually. Multi purpose drills could be slowly applied till you see and feel the youngsters ready in form. However, the drill shown here is prepared as multi purpose, i.e advanced.
The set up is devised to assure players activated their competitiveness, physical challenge, tactical work, and technical skills. The 3 C players on the borders are neutral defenders when both teams are competing for the ball in the play zone. The target for the team in possession is to complete a pre set number of passes, under high pressure of the opponents. On completion, they pass the ball to one defender on the sides. The currently neutral defenders pass the ball till it gets to the other side, which emulates a build up. When done, they pass to the player up the zone who makes a long pass to one side and finish the attack. Players now do the transition for the next round.
CHASE 3
This game starts as 2v2 with the defenders chasing. Then, 4v4 with 2 defenders chasing and 2 defending the box. After the finish of the first side, the second side start their turn. The coach should decide if this game can be upped to 6v6 or 8v8 later on. Again, the main focus in these drills is on defense.
CHASE 2
In this progression, the players will have to defend in 2 successive situations with the physical challenge. The the first one is chasing, the 2nd one they will have to defend with the their backs to their goals in a 2v2 situation.
CHASE 1
In this game situation, youngsters could be mentally directed towards defensive duties. This drill simulates real situations when the forwards are running towards the goal with defenders chasing them. This mostly a situation of counter attacks, after corner kicks. With the addition of physical requirement, the challenge is raised. In the video, youngsters run towards the poles, turn and race towards the middle zone. The first team in the middle zone receive a pass from the coach and attack the nearer goal with the other team chasing them tryinh to defend. Once this attack is finished, the second team start their turn.
3
Very simple yet excellent boredom breaker. The players will have to throw in, and countdown starts subjecting forwards to pressure. When they finish, they will have to go back and start another throw in, another countdown. Forwards will have to transition more often this time, more physical transitions.
2
This drill is derived from the previous one. The smaller boxes put players under more pressure to finish. Note that each team while on attack, will have to pentrate, counter attack, and side attack. The next turn, the team who had the ball move out, the defenders become forwards and 3rd team become defenders.
BREAK BOREDOM
Breaking boredom is very important to avoid pausing youngsters development. Coaches must always be aware of the players' feelings and devise deliberate breaking boredom sessions. The drill here is changing the view for the players helping them to widen their imagination and change the straight forward sight. The players will have to transition several times every turn. The will have to break throguh depth, then through cross. Defenders will have to defend deep and stop a cross. Then, full transition from attack to defense and vice versa
SMALL SIDED GAME 3
More game like situation with the breakers now under more pressure by full time defenders.
As the players advance in this drill, the coach must consider include more and more players as breakers. Full backs, wing players, or any midfield player can take the role in that.
SMALL SIDED GAME 2
This is a more advanced drill. The players will have to compete in a more game-like situation. Now another player assists the breaker, 2 defenders protect the 2 gates. The role is to do set number of passes before creating a successful pass through one of the gates and finish in 2v2 situation with the defenders.
The game could be progressed in many ways. For example, the players can’t make through the gates pass before they successfully transfer thr side of play. They will have to pass left to the right zone then break through...
BEHIND LINES
Here, the field is broken into 2 halves. The role is to pass the ball over before the breaker is triggered by the whistle. The breaker runs and his mates time the pass through the gate to the other side. He receives the pass and finish. Then transition happens with the coach making his pass to the defending team to start their attacking role.
The game could be progressed in different ways. The breaker might have to deal with 1v1 situation when successfully receives the ball. Another zone could be added after the gate where the player will undergo high pressure...
