Training Drills

Possession
Transition
Patterns
POSSESSION
 8v2
10 x 10 yd
1 touch
 4v2
15 x 10 yd
 4v2+1
15 x 10 yd
 6v3+1
20 x 15 yd
 6v4+2
30 x 25 yds
3 v 1 to 5 v 3
10 x 10 and
20 x 15 yd
 6v3 with
constant change-over 1

always 2 colors vs 1
change-over on turnover 1 D 1

Possession game w no
direction

D
D

2 2

2
 4 v 2 + 2 with constant 1
change - over

4 pairs

always 2 colors vs 1
1 D D 2
on turnover
transfer ball to opposite
area

Possession game 2
with change of direction

3
 4 v 2 + 2 with constant 2
change - over
always 2 colors vs 1
on turnover
transfer ball to opposite
area
Possession game 2
with change of direction

4
D

3 4
D

3
TRANSITION
 4v2
15 x 10 yd
K 3 blues plus
keeper play
possession vs
the 2 reds
F

When the reds

win the ball,
they attack
the keeper
4v4+2+2k K
30 x 25 yds
6 + 2k vs 4

Reds win ball

6 plus 2 k and attack
play either goal
possession

K
4v4+8Tw2K
35 x 20 yd
K

K
Break K
out
game

K
 Transition K
game
7 blues plus
keeper
vs 5 reds
Blues play to
3 small goals
and reds
transition to
goal in
4 passes or
less
 K
attack

2 2 2 2 2

Neutral
Zone 1 1 1 1 1

3 3 3 3 3
5 or 6 a side
Up to full field K
A attack either
K
goal
B defend each B B B B
T
goal A
W are neutrals
A
B and W play W
W A A
possession
A attack goals A A
A
T plays with A A
B restricted in
space T
B B B B
A plays from
goal to goal
K
 K

W B B B W
A A
A A A

A A

A A A
W W
B B B

K
 K
8 reds and 2 K
play possession
vs 8 blues

8 blues can
score at either
goal

Play in area of
2 penalty areas

K
6 vs 4 + K

6 attack K

4 defend /
counter to
open goal

K
 K
attack
2
2 2 1
defend
1 1 2
1
transition

3 3

3 3
 K K

6v5+K
6 + K play possession
5 win ball and attack K
K

K
K

K
 K

2 zones
7v7
4 v 3 in each zone
 2 zones
8v8
4 v 4 in each zone
Endline vs
2 small goals
 15 x 20 yd
3 3
2v2
with 2 sets of 2
in each corner

1
2

1
2

4 4
 1 1
Add a sweeper sw

3 3

2 2

4 4
sw
 1 1
20 x 30 yds sw
1

3v3

3
3 3

2 2
2

4
4 sw 4
PATTERNS
Short short-
diagonal long
6 player
quick passing
pattern

Run
pass

1
11
1
11
 B
w s K b
W
S

pass

run m
M
 B
K

pass

run
M

S
 B
K

pass

run
M

S
 B
K

pass

run
M

S
 B
K

pass

run
M

S
 B
K

pass

run
M

S
 B
K

pass

run
M

S
 B
K

pass

run
M

S
 B
K
W

pass

run
M

S
 K
1

4
2

3
 K
1

4
2

3
 B
K 7
W

1
S
pass 5
2 6
run
M
4
3

M
 B
K 7
W

1
S
pass 5 6
2
run
M
4

M
1 K

2
5

3 4
1 K

2
5

6
3 4
1 K

2
5

6
3 4
 K K

1 1

1 8

2
3

2 2

7
5

4 4
4
6
3 3
 K
Midfielder as a
target and
window player
s

b b
 K

s
w
w

b b
 K
Midfielder as a
target and
window player
w s w

m m

b b
 K

pass
f
w
run
w

m
m

b
b b
 K 9

pass
8
f
6 w
run 7
w 5
4

m
m 3

1 2

b
b b
 K K

3
3

2 2

1
1
 K 1

3 2

1 K
 K K
1 1

2 2

3
3