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3v3 Plus 3
This drill focuses on keeping possession. Passing, receiving, movement, and angle of support can be singled out. Causes players to look up and be aware of the surrounding players.
Soccer Drill contributed by: Chris Johnson
Drill Info:
This is for ages U6, U8, U10, U12, U14, U16.  It is best ran with at least 9 players but no more than 18 players. The drill should be ran approximately 20 minutes  on a small field. The coach will also make sure they have the following equipment: cones, alternate jersey, .

 

Setup:
Start with building a 20x20 grid. Create 3 teams of 3. One team Yellow, Red and White.

Instructions:
Instruct the Yellow team to be defense first. The other two groups, Red and White, are responsible for keeping possession among the 2 groups. If the defending team (Yellow) wins the ball o, the team who made the mistake automatically becomes defense. Let's say Red has a bad first touch into the defender (Yellow), then the Red Group would become defense and the Yellow and White groups would then keep possession from the Red group. Any ball played out of the grid is considered loss of possession by that group, and that group should become defense.

Variations:
* for lower level players, rotate the defenders every 2-3 minutes rather than automatically switching after loss of possession.
* Adjust the size of the field to make it more or less challenging
* Restrict the number of touches per player


Coaching Points:
* Good First Touch
* Good Passes to Feet
* Proper runs/angle of support
* Facing the field


Focus:
Technical Passing, Technical Receiving, Tactical Support, Tactical Possession, Tactical Transition, Tactical Movement with/Without The Ball, Tactical Communication, Tactical Combination Play, Tactical Vision

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