Training Drills

PossessionTransitionPatterns

POSSESSION

8 v 2 10 x 10 yd 1 touch

4 v 2 15 x 10 yd

4 v 2 + 1 15 x 10 yd

6 v 3 + 1

20 x 15 yd

6 v 4 + 230 x 25 yds

3 v 1 to 5 v 3

10 x 10 and

20 x 15 yd

2

6v3 with constant change-over

always 2 colors vs 1 –change-over on turnover –

Possession game w no direction

1

2

2

1

D

DD

1

2

4 v 2 + 2 with constant change - over

4 pairs

always 2 colors vs 1

on turnover – transfer ball to opposite

area

Possession game with change of direction

3

2

1

D

3

D1

24 v 2 + 2 with constant change - over

always 2 colors vs 1 – on turnover –

transfer ball to opposite area

Possession game with change of direction

3

2

D

4

3 4

D

TRANSITION

F

F

4 v 2 15 x 10 yd

K 3 blues plus keeper play

possession vs the 2 reds

When the reds win the ball, they attack the keeper

K

K4 v 4 + 2 + 2 k

30 x 25 yds

6 + 2k vs 4

6 plus 2 k play

possession

Reds win ball and attack either goal

K

K4 v 4 + 8 T w 2 K 35 x 20 yd

K

KBreakout

game

KTransition game

7 blues plus keeper

vs 5 reds

Blues play to 3 small goals

and reds transition to

goal in 4

passes or less

K

K

22 2 2 2

1 1111

33 333

Neutral Zone

attack

5 or 6 a side

Up to full field

K

K

A

A

A A

T

A

B

B

B B

B BB

B

A

T

W W

A attack either goal

B defend each goal

W are neutrals

B and W play possession

A attack goals

T plays with A

B restricted in space

A plays from goal to goal

AA

K

K

A

AA

A

A

BB

B BB

BA

W W

AA

A

AW W

K

K8 reds and 2 K

play possession vs 8 blues

8 blues can score at either

goal

Play in area of

2 penalty areas

K

6 vs 4 + K

6 attack K

4 defend / counter to open goal

22

2

2

1

1 1 1

3 3

3 3

attack

defend

transition

K

KK

6 v 5 + K

6 + K play possession

5 win ball and attack K

K

K

K

K

K

2 zones

7 v 7

4 v 3 in each zone

2 zones

8 v 8

4 v 4 in each zone

Endline vs

2 small goals

4 4

2

2

3315 x 20 yd2 v 2

with 2 sets of 2 in each corner

1

1

4 4

22

33

11

sw

swAdd a sweeper

4 4

22

33

11

sw

sw

3

2

4

120 x 30 yds

3 v 3

PATTERNS

Short – short- diagonal long

6 player

quick passing pattern

Run

pass

111

111

KW

S

M

B

pass

run

s

m

bw

K

S

M

B

pass

run

K

S

M

B

pass

run

K

S

M

B

pass

run

K

S

M

B

pass

run

K

S

M

B

pass

run

K

S

M

B

pass

run

K

S

M

B

pass

run

KW

S

M

B

pass

run

K1

2

3

4

K1

2

3

4

KW

S

M

B

pass

run

M

1

2

3 4

5 6

7

KW

S

M

B

pass

run

M

1

2

3

4

5 6

7

K

3

1

4

52

K

3

1

4

2 5

6

K

3

1

4

2 5

6

K K

3

2

1

4

3

2

1

4

1

23

4

75

6

8

w

b

s

m

b

Midfielder as a target and

window player

K

w

b

s

m

b

w

K

w

b

s

m

b

Midfielder as a target and

window player

m

w

K

w

w

m

b b

f

m

b

pass

run

K

w

w

m

b b

f

m

b

pass

run

K

1 2

3

45

67

8

9

K

1

2

3

2

1

K

3

K1

2

3 2

1

3

K

K1

2

3

2

1

3

K