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2v2+3 Rondo — Width and Depth with Your Teammates
Taking width and depth in step with your teammates' movement
Players: 2+2+3Age: U-11Time: 15 minLevel: IntermediateIntensity: MediumPhase: Keeping the ball, progressing
Use this when…
- The picture of players outside the area taking width and depth in step with their teammates' movement
Setup & rules
- The floaters can only play outside the area
- The attackers play inside the area
- Passes from floater to floater are not allowed
- When the ball is won, attack and defence switch; the floaters rotate on time
Key factors
- The floaters outside change their height and take positions so they can't be pressed twice by a defender (second press)
- The floaters watch the movement of the players inside, anticipate the next action and take their position
Progressions
- If it's too difficult without floater-to-floater passes, add a constraint such as: after a floater-to-floater pass, the next pass must go to a player inside
- Add touch limits for the floaters or the attackers
Kazu's notes FROM THE COACH
- Observe whether players are moving intentionally, while anticipating.
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I'm Kazu — a youth football coach in Japan since 1995. These are sessions I actually use, shared from the Japanese coaching site I have run for years (Junior Soccer College). I also write a free weekly newsletter on how children learn the game.