DEFENDERS WORK IN THE BOX
In this drill, the middle zone is elongated putting defenders under more responsibility earlier. The poles and cones are taken further away from the 18 yards line as the aim here is to simulate…
FORWARD
The midfield players are the ones who carry most of the work. In the next drills, these players will have to build up, move the game forward, possess, finish, then transition. On the other side, the…
TECHNICAL.
This is a fun session and technical for the strikers. The 2 team compete for the ball with the goal keeper as their neutral. The striker stands out watching and waiting the team in possession to pass…
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…
NUMBER 9
Number 9 is usually the player caught offside. Fun game. The number 9 of teamin possession moves touching the cones to the opponents zone. When he is in possession zone, he is under the pressure of…
WARM UP
A simple drill in which 3 teams compete. In this drill the team in possession should send the ball to the opposing team in a set time of seconds or set number of passes. Defenders apply high pressure…
SMALL SIDED 1
Defenders vs forwards: In the next few drills, both teams will only be defenders vs forwards. The red team are the forwards. The red gates are only allowed for defenders to do side passes, while the…
SEND WIDE
In this drill, the defenders are asked to press the player with the ball forcing him to go wide. This kind of pressure simulates a game situation where defenders press the players attacking their…
2 COUNTER ATTACKS IN ONE
This is a drill where the attacking team will first attack the goal, then they will counter attack to pass through the gate to their defender. The defender will have to pass the opponents who will…
PLAY PROGRESSION 3
In this drill the defensive midfielder of each team is put under the pressure of protecting the 6 yards zone and heavily press the number 9 for a long distance. While the ball in the rondo zone, the…
ANIMATION 3
Zone for possession and zone for high pressure in which defenders are forced to press high. Team in possession allowed to make 5 passes in the possession zone under high pressure. When the ball…
NUMBER 4
A drill focusing on number 4 here who is considered as box to box midfielder. The drill here is a build up, support, assist with a long through. When the coach passes to one goal keeper, the keeper's…