Players Support Each Other

When players are pressing they need to use support to be ready to pick up any loose balls when defenders make mistakes

Short passes work best in this game and passes should be accurate and the right weight.

Player skills are important so focus on positioning, movement and decision making. Keep an eye on the way players are passing and the speed at which the ball is circulating.

Midfielders to win the ball between boxes to stop attacks and create counter attacks

Midfield
8 -15

Box to Box Midfielders

Difficulty

Written by Dave Clarke

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This is a session to get your midfielders to win the ball in midfield to stop attacks and set up counter attacks

Coaching Objectives

You want to see good possession with players moving along the sides of the boxes to be in the best place to receive the ball. Pressing players need one to press the ball the other to cover.

Drill Setup

15 Mins
7 Players
2 Bibs
8 x 16 y

What the Players Do

Split the area into two boxes of 8x8. You need two pressing players and five passing players. Four passing players are on the sides of one of the boxes with one player on the far end of the second…

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