Positional play to train ball possession and transitions
Goal
Equipment
- 8 markers
- 8 vests (4 per color)
- Balls
Preparation
- Playing Area: 40x20 meters / 44x22 yards
- Players: 12
- Duration: 18 minutes
- Series: 3 of 5 minutes with 1 minute of passive recovery between series
| Summary | Secondary Objectives |
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Positional play straight from Barcelona, the Catalan school creator and exporter to the world of its own idea of ball possession exercises per role |
Creating space, Possession, Passing, Intercepting, Losing your marker, Pass, Intercepting, Mobility, Ball possession, Transitions |
Organization
The playing field should be divided into three specific sectors, creating a central strip where the action is interdicted, which will be carried out exclusively in the two side strips.
Description
- The purpose of the exercise is to make the best use of the available space by encouraging movements on the field; those who have to retrieve the ball should create density on the playing area so as to facilitate the possibility of intercepting the ball, taking possession of it, and trying to pass the ball to the jokers in the free area of the field
- Jokers are identified in white in the example
- The reds (not in possession) must attack the greens plus the two jokers in the left field to recover possession of the ball. Once recovered it, they must try to verticalize on the two white jokers in the right square
- The moment the reds recover the ball, the jokers can either play with them by helping them in their search for verticalization or play with the greens so as to prevent the ball from changing squares: this gives the coach a chance to unbalance the dynamics in favor of one of the two teams, or to create the opposite effect by balancing them
- Jokers can also be used as passive elements, or alternatively, a joker can put one of the two teams into numerical superiority
Rules
- The role of the jokers is to make movements in the free zone so that they can facilitate verticalization
- This type of training can also be approached several times, focusing each time on different aspects of the learning process
- Depending on the age group in which this exercise is carried out, we recommend changing the number of players or spaces
Variations
- The ball exchange through the central strip can be made more complicated by the introduction of some obstacles (e.g. mannequins, poles. etc.)
Coaching Points
- Continuous movement of players
- Support in quickness by jokers
- Attention to transitions
- Good space cover
