20 min
20-22 players
Small-sided games
Possession play and defensive-attacking transition with players providing support
Small-sided game with a focus on possession work and an attacking transition, which forms the core of this exercise. Note that several variations are possible.
Description
On a field approximately 40x45m, place 2 large goals and then form 2 teams of 5 players plus 8 neutral players around the field and 2 in the center (see animation for more details). Assign a number (1 or 2) to each large goal. We will propose 2 variations of this exercise.
Variation 1The game sta...
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