20 min
12-24 players
Small-sided games
4v4 with active recovery and transitions – attacking the width in small-sided play (U16)
Two teams compete in a 4v4 to score on a large goal or cross a line, with a third team actively recovering and rotating every two minutes.
Description
On a 25 x 40 m field, organize 2 opposing teams (4vs4), 1 team in active recovery located on the sides, ready to enter, 1 large goal with a goalkeeper and finally a crossing line opposite for the counterattack.
Exercise procedure:
1. The team without a goalkeeper attacks in set attack, seeks wid...
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