Possession Game

If you want to compete at your best at soccer, you need to commit to pre-season training, so that your team’s strength and cardiovascular fitness peaks at the right time. 

The drill below is part of a full 6 Week Pre-Season Training Plan. This plan is a guide to how you should be preparing to be at your best next season. Click here to preview the plan.

Three teams of 4 players are organized in a 25 x 15 yard grid as shown in Diagram below. The white team is positioned around the perimeter of the playing area; the red team acts as defenders and the yellow team are in possession of the ball. The setup is repeated to accommodate the entire team.

Possession Game

Progression:

  • Limit touches
  • Tempo
  • Communication

Coaches Hints:

  • Are players constantly active?
  • Is the area big enough?
  • Are players concentrating on the quality of 1st touch and pass?
  • Are the players utilizing the wall players to create an overloaded 8 v 4 situation?

The yellow team attempts to maintain possession of the ball while utilizing the perimeter players as support players – this creates an 8 v 4 situation. If the defenders win the ball they must quickly return it to the attacking team.

Rotate defensive team after 1.5 minutes. Each team – white, red and yellow has 1 round as the defensive team.

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If you want to compete at your best at soccer, you need to commit to preseason training, so that your team’s strength and cardiovascular fitness peaks at the right time. 

This training program is a guide to how you should be preparing to be at your best next season.