5 against 2 - Ball possession with 3 teams

Goal

Equipment

Markers
10 vests (5 red and 5 yellow)
Balls

Preparation

Playing area: 42x15 meters / 45x16 yd
Players: 15
Duration: 15 minutes
Series: 3 series of 4 minutes with a 1 minute pause of recovery between series

Summary	Secondary Objectives
Small-sided game with ball possession useful to train situations of pressing and superiority	Creating space, Speed of play, Transition, Switching play, Mark, Press, Passing, Dribbling, Receiving to turn, Intercepting, Oriented control, Losing your marker, Pass, Marking, Intercepting, Ball possession, Transitions

Organization

Form a 42x15 meters area and divide it into 3 zones. The two external zones should be 20x15 meters each (22x16 yd), while the central one is 2x15 meters (2x16 yd) sized. Arrange 5 players with red vests against 2 players with white vests inside of one of the 20x15 areas and give a ball to the red team. On the other 20x15 meters area place 5 players with yellow vests. In the central area place 3 player with white vests.

Description

To the coach's signal the red team starts possessing the ball against the white team, a 5 vs 2 is developed
The objective of the team that possesses the ball is to execute 5 consecutive passes having the ball not being intercepted by the opponents
If the team that possesses the ball executes 5 passes, they can pass the ball to the team on the other pitch (See picture) and two players that are on the central pitch go inside the other area to try to recover the ball
If the team without ball recovers it, the 3 teammates who are on the central zone go inside of one of the big areas to help keep the ball, while 3 players from the team that has lost it go into the central area and the other two players remain in the pitch to become defenders

Coaching Points

Create possession triangles, o avoid opponents
Work on reaction to negative transition, once the player loses the ball, the closest player to the ball, presses the opponent while teammates get closer
Work on the distances between players
Work on body positioning during reception, it should always be facing the widest part of the field
Encourage the give-and-go: After playing the ball to a teammate, the player continues their race to go to an empty space an receive the ball again
Minimum ideal unity: The player that has the ball must always have available at least 2 teammates that can guarantee him a pass at any time
The player that is closer to the one with the ball must choose what to do, approaching or moving to depth, activating consequently the relative movement of teammates
Encourage players to perform the counter movement to lose the marker and the consequent reception of the ball
To maintain a continuous mobility and keep the propper staggering, two close players who are on the same line either vertical or horizontal have to move, creating diagonal lines
Adapt the field sizes according to players age and technical level