Theme: Improving a Specific Main Moment of Soccer

• Main Moment Focus: Ball Possession - Cooperation between the lines
• Exercise: 5 versus 2 Passing to Striker and Support
• Age: U12+
• Number of Players: 9 players and 1 goalkeeper
• Materials: Goal - One full-sized, Two small goals (or cones), Bibs - 3, Balls - 10

Description:

• In smaller marked area play possession game 5 versus 2. 
• When the team of 2 (Blue Defenders) wins the ball, they can score on one of the two small goals. 
• Yellow team tries to pass to the striker 9 (who will ask for the ball). 
• After pass, the Yellow 7 and 11 (Blue Defenders) enter the top area and the Yellow Team tries to score on the full-sized goal with goalkeeper. 
• After every attack the yellow team starts again with the possession game 5 versus 2 in the smaller marked area. 

Coaching Points: 

• Control the ball in such a way to pass to different angles, i.e. “open up”.
• Good passing. Keep the ball low. 
• Two-touch or one-touch passing. 
• Play to space where there are few opponents.