Pressing in 4v3 Game

This small sided soccer drill focuses on practising the pressing defence, developing cooperation between players while defending.
The game also focuses on improving supporting, shifting and closing down the deep passing channels.

Published: 03.02.2011.
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Category: Soccer Drills - Small Sided Soccer Games
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Age Age: 16 - 20+
Difficulty Difficulty: 3
Space Space: Reduced
Keeper Keeper: 0
Players Players: 8 - 12
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Organisation

Players and equipment are arranged as shown.
Two teams(4-4 players) take part in the exercise. Identify the players with different colours.
The teams practise the task by turns.

Description and Graphics

2 teams are placed opposite each other. One player of the attackers (now white) always has a rest. The defenders (blue) start the exercise by making a sharp, low pass to one of the white players. The attackers try to outplay the defenders by combination play and dribble the ball across the opposite line. The defenders have to make right pressing defence, intercept the ball and dribble it across the line.

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