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Possession ยท U10 to adult

Corner-zone possession

Teams score by receiving a pass in any of four corner zones. Teaches players to look for space wide and to move into it at the right time.

U10 to adultAges
8 to 14Players
30 x 30 mArea
12 to 15 minsTime

Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.

โž• Put it in tonight's session๐Ÿ—“ Build my season around itโœ๏ธ Make my own version

Set-up

  • Four small corner zones in a square.
  • Two teams.

Equipment: Cones, bibs, balls

How it works

  1. Keep possession; a teammate receiving in a corner zone scores.
  2. Can't score in the same zone twice in a row.
  3. Defenders can't enter the zones.

Coaching points

  • Time your run into the zone.
  • Switch to the free corner.
  • Pass into space in front of the runner.

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Make it easier

  • Bigger zones

Make it harder

  • Must receive and pass out of the zone first-time

AttackersDefendersKeeper / neutral- - โ†’ Passโ†’ Runใ€ฐโ†’ Dribble

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