cognitive U20 soccer drills

Mark out a zone of about 20x15m and place 2 small goals on one of the widths. Form 2 teams of 6 players and place a cone in the middle of each length of the field (see animation).

The exercise will proceed as follows:

Having the 2 teams play simultaneously will force your players to keep their heads up and be attentive to the movements around them. It is both a 1v1 duel exercise and a concentration exercise.

Variation: to evolve the exercise, you can move the defender back a few meters and ask the first player A to come and defend once his pass is made. This will result in a 2v1 with an attacker who will find himself at a numerical disadvantage. He will then have to make a very quick decision if he does not want to see the chasing defender catch up to him.