4 vs 4: Build-up from the back
Equipment
- 20 colorful markers
- 2 goals
- 4 vests
Preparation
- Playing Area: 40x40 meters / 44x44 yd
- Players: 8 + 2 goalkeepers
- Duration: 16 minutes
- Series: 2 series of 7 minutes each with 1 minute of passive recovery inbetween
| Summary | Secondary Objectives |
|---|---|
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Small-sided Game to train how to lose a marker to build-up quickly from a defensive phase |
Attacking Principles, Creating space, Width, Speed of play, 4v4, Passing, Shooting, Receiving to turn, Tackling, Awareness, Peripheral vision, Pass, Oriented control, Losing your marker, Finishing, Tackling, Creating width and depth, 4 versus 4, Direct play, Don’t give away possession |
Organization
Create a 40x40 meters pitch using yellow markers. On the four verteces of the pitch use different markers (blue and red in the picture) to create four diagonal zones as shown in the picture. Inside the pitch place four red players and four white ones. Two goalkeepers defend the goals.
Description
- 4 vs 4 ball possession with the aim to shoot at goal
- The diagonal zones are build-up zones (red for the red team, blue for the white team)
- These zones must be occupied by one player every time that team's goalkeeper has the ball
- The player inside these zones who receives the ball has only a few seconds to pass it to a teammate
- The teammates inside the pitch should move around the ball quickly with in-depth and approaching movements
- At the end of the series the team that scored more goals wins
Rules
- Diagonal zones must be occupied by a player every time the goalkeeper has the ball
- The player who receives the ball inside the zone has a maximum of 3 seconds to pass it
- Player who loses the marker inside a diagonal zone cannot be attacked by the opponents inside that zone
Variations
- Players can be attacked even inside diagonal zones
Coaching Points
- Players should play wide
- Attention to running technique and body posture when players receive the ball from the goalkeeper
- Goalkeepers should be active during the build-up
- Teammates of the player with the ball should move around to avoid opponents
