Don't just use short passes try longer ones as well. After receiving a long pass look to play 2 or 3 short passes to slow down the speed of the ball. Don’t make more than 3 or 4 passes in the same area, it attracts the defenders and it will be harder to break out of the press.

Pay attention to the passes and the speed at which the ball circulates. Keep close control over the speed of the ball because too slow and it is intercepted too fast and it will be difficult to control it. When the ball goes out of play pass another one in immediately to keep the game flowing.

Rondo Square Movement

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Written by Dave Clarke

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Playing 5v2 is the focus but the whole Rondo must move from square to square and avoid the other Rondo.

Coaching Objectives

Keeping the ball one touch under pressure works on player reactions, anticipation, ball skills, passing and receiving plus movement as a group from square to square.

Split the area into 4 squares and have a 5v2 in two starting in two of the squares.

Drill Setup

15 Mins
8 Players
4 Bibs
30 x 30 y

What the Players Do

Like a normal 5v2 Rondo the two pressing players in each group must try to win the ball and if they do they swap with the player who lost it. What the Rondos have to do is on the coach's call of…

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