Possession Related DrillsPossession Drills

4 Main Drills 1 if numbers > 24 Starting Top Left and working Clock Wise 1) Groups of 3. One player in the middle between two players and one ball between the 3 of them. Player in the middle starts with the ball. Passes to one of the outside players, runs and gives the player without the ball a high-five and then runs and asks for the ball back. Player turns and delivers the ball to the opposite player and continues until 6 have been completed. The player in the middle is switched with one of the outside players. Keys: First touch, passing with in-step, turning with and without ball, communication 2) 5 v 1. The player in the middle at first just shadows the play and then intensity picks up as the drill progresses. Players retain possession for as long as possible through dribbling and/or passing. If the player in the middle (once shadowing is complete) gets the ball, the player in the middle switches. Player who loses the ball goes in. Keys: First touch, creating space with and without the ball, creating options 3) 3 v 3 with 4 goals. Teams can score in any of the four nets but cannot score more than once. Scoring can only happen if player dribbles through the net (and retains possession) or passes to a teammate through the net (and retains possession). Keys: Retain possession, field awareness 4) 5 v 1 - no ball. The player with the bib (while staying in the circle) tries to avoid losing their bib (can also be the coach in the middle with the bib if kids are intimidated to go in) to the 5 players trying to tag them out. Keys: Work Rate, Team defending Note: Important in this drill to emphasize that even though you might not have taken the bib, you might have forced the player into an area where it was taken 5) The drill in the middle, if there are over 24 kids is just a work rate and shooting drill. 3 people at one net and 3 at the other. A player from one side starts and runs through the poles. Grabs a ball and shoots. Then a person from the other side does the same going in the other direction. If this drill runs, I might add angled cones for the players to take a small touch before the shot. Touch right -- shoot. Touch left -- shoot.