Creating Space Modified Game
This practice will get your players thinking about their movement to passes and create opportunities to score or keep the ball.
SFC Academy coach and Football Development Manager. I hold the UEFA A Licence and FA Level 4 Advanced Youth Award and have worked in the football industry for over 20 years in Southampton’s successful youth academy. Worked at both grass roots and eli...
Aug 19th, 2022
Set Up
- 15 mins
- 8 players
- 4 balls
- 8 bibs
- 24 cones
- 30x20 area
Set up the area as seen above with 2 goals back to back and GK in middle to defend both goals. There are safe zones at either end of the field as well as in the middle (semi-circle shape). Cone of the middle area for the Goalkeepers safety and no player is allowed in this area.
Attackers (Red) play 5v2 (2 Defenders in Blue). Attackers (Red) have to make 3 passes before they score in any goal, and Defenders (Blue) make 1 pass before scoring in any goal.
First to 5 goals win. Rotate roles of players, allowing players to be both Defenders and Attackers.
Technical Coaching Points
Attackers need to be aware of their surroundings looking for space, time, teammates and opponents.
Players need to use their footwork to put themselves in possession to see the ball and the goal.
Attackers need to pass the ball concentrating on good weight, accuracy, timing and disguise.
Players need to receive the ball with their body open, looking to play to their target quickly.
Principles of Play Objectives
As a coach, decide how many of these principles you wish to focus on.As a group, players need to stretch the play by using good length, width and depth within the area to exploit space when possible.
Attackers need to be able to support their teammates with good angles and distances (length, width and depth) to receive the ball and move the opposition to create space to exploit.
To create space and goal-scoring opportunities, Attackers need to use good movement to lose Defenders and create space for themselves and their teammates to exploit.
Players need to use disguise passing to break lines and move the ball effectively to play forward to the goal.
At the right time, Attackers need to penetrate and exploit the space created.
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