FineSoccer Drill 93

Here is an excellent game that works on possession, penetration, runs off the ball and defense.

It's a 2 v 2 game with 4 players in the corners of a field that is 30 x 20 with full sized goals and keepers.  See diagram below

The rules are that a player can go to goal playing 2 v 2 or they can play a ball into the corner.  The players in the corner are restricted to one touch AND once the ball is played into a corner in the offensive half of the field and played back, there must be a first time shot.  This forces the two players in the middle to make hard runs to get in a position to finish (they could be near/far runs or one of those runs and then the second player could run into a position of support for a shot from a distance.  A player can play a ball back to a player in the corner in the defensive half of the field and is NOT required to shoot first time.

The reason I like this activity is that once a ball is played into the offensive corner, both the attacking and defending players must really work hard with the attacking players making hard runs and the defending players trying to beat them to space.  It's just like is SUPPOSED to happen in a real game but doesn't seem to very often.  By playing this game with these restrictions, you can condition your players to stay "on" in these situations.

Give this a try and let me know what you think on the FineSoccer Forum.

Have a great day!

Lawrence