Changing Sides after Possession - Transition and Fast Finish

The main objectives of this complex soccer tactic game are developing the possession in overnumbering environment, practising changing sides with long balls, transition and fast finish after intercepting.

Published: 25.02.2016.
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Category: Soccer Drills - Soccer Tactics
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Age Age: 16 - 20+
Difficulty Difficulty: 5
Space Space: Half Field
Keeper Keeper: 2
Players Players: 18
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Organisation

Cones are used to create a playing field, which is divided into two halves.
Two portable goals are located back to back in the middle of the field.
There are two narrow endzones on both halves, which are approximately 6-8 meters in depth.
Players are arranged as shown and they are identified with different colours.
Two players also take part in the game as neutrals, as shown.
The neutral players can support the possessor team in ball-holding or help the defenders to perform fast combination and finish after intercepting.
The possessor role between the teams and the neutral roles of the players are varied periodically.

Description and Graphics

The coach determines the team in possession. (Red now)
Red players possess the ball with the help of the neutral player, so 5v4 overnumbered situation, and since the goalkeeper can also take part in the ball-holding, 6v4 game evolves in one of the halves.
At the best moment, when they have the chance, one of the red players has to change side with a long aerial ball or a sharp, low pass to play one of his mates in the other half. (Of course, when the play takes too long in one half, the coach can determine the number of passes.)
In the other half, the red players are positioning to be able to get the ball, the blue defenders are moving to intercept it.
The two 6-8 meters endzones are very important from the point of view of changing sides, since the defending team's players cannot step into there at all.
The possessor team's players can only move in, when their mates create the possibility of long aerial ball during the combination play in the other half or they create a chance of long ball by supporting movement and running in the zone.
So, the teams are urged to use and practise long aerial balls to change sides after combination play.
Players can't move in the endzone during the ball possession, they can play within their own half only.
When the defenders dispossess the ball during the combination play or intercept the long ball, they have to finish the action with or without the help of the neutral player as soon as possible.
The game can also work with less or more players but the size of the area must be considered.

Since this is a complex soccer tactic game and requires strong concentration, it's important for the players to perform the different tasks and play the game with slow intensity at first.

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