Creating space through movement in 5v5

This exercise will help your players position themselves well in space to offer support to the ball carrier. Many variations are possible with additional cognitive aspects. Drill recommended for your U17 players

Durée

20 min

Joueurs

10-20

Thème

Small-sided games

Animation: Creating space through movement in 5v5

Mark out an area of about 30x35m and then place 9 small squares of 2 different colors within the area (see diagram for more details). Then form 2 teams of 5 players. If you have more than 10 players at practice, you can enlarge the area or create a second area for the additional players.

The exercise will proceed as follows:

The team in possession of the ball must keep the ball as long as possible while scoring points by making a pass into a square of the color of their team.
The defending team must win back the ball by pressing the opposing team and minimizing passing angles.
Once the ball is recovered, the roles reverse.
It is important for players to position themselves well in space to constantly offer options to the ball carrier, while keeping an eye on the finishing squares.

Here are some variations you can implement during this exercise:

Reverse the colors: the blues score in the yellow squares, and vice versa. This will add an additional cognitive aspect to this exercise.
A point is scored when a player crosses a square.
The central square earns double points.

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