15 min
4-16 players
Tactical

Practicing the diamond play with shooting on mini goals (U17)

Small passing drill with shooting on mini goals, ideal for working on automatisms and getting your players accustomed to triangle play when positioned in a diamond formation.

Description

In an area of about 30x40m, set up 8 cones and 4 mini goals, as shown in the diagram. Then place 1 player at each cone (you can obviously double the positions depending on the number of players present during your session).

The drill will proceed as follows:
1. The 1st player (A) will start wit...

Practicing the diamond play with shooting on mini goals

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