Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 5 Player Activities - 2v2 Zone Challenge

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Set Up and Rules:

1) Two teams of 2 with a Gk

2) 30x20 yards

3) Create two 10 yard zones: attacking team starts in the zone farthest from goal, and the defending team places one player in each zone; teams take turns

4) Attacking team attempts to penetrate through each zone by dribbling or passing

5) Defenders must stay in zone and cannot track back

6) Defending team can score through one or two counter goals

7) 90 seconds or 2 minute games

8) 60 second rest between games

9) Switch teams and Gk

Techniques:

1) Dribbling: Running with the ball

2) Passing: Surface selection (inside/outside)

3) Receiving: Vision to go forward

4) Individual defending: closing down from the front

Tactics:

1) Attacking: Penetrate to go forward

2) Attacking: Create a 2v1

3) Defending: Stepping vs delaying

4) Defending: Make a 2v1 into a 1v1

Variations:

1) Only have one defender in either zone, then add a second defender

2) Defender can track back into zone