15 min
14-18 players
Warm-up
Warm-up with neutral support in the wide areas (U12)
8v8 warm-up drill to work on using width with 2 neutral players in the channels. Ideal for starting a session on the theme of space occupation.
Description
Mark out an area of approximately 30x50m divided into 3 parts of 10m, 30m, and again 10m. Place 2 small goals on each length and then form 2 teams of 8 players as well as 2 neutral players located in each channel.
The exercise starts with a 8v8 possession game in the main area. The objective is ...
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