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4-4-2 box rondo with a switch

Two 4v1 boxes linked by a switch pass. The four in each box mirror the 4-4-2 midfield line and back line, and the switch trains moving the ball from one side of the pitch to the other.

U12 to adultAges
10 to 12Players
Two 12 x 12 m boxes, 5 m apartArea
15 to 20 minsTime

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

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Set-up

  • Two boxes side by side with a 5 m gap.
  • Four attackers and one defender in each box; one spare defender.

Equipment: 8 cones, bibs, balls

How it works

  1. Make four passes in your box, then switch the ball into the other box.
  2. When the ball is switched, a defender sprints across to make it 4v2 in the new box.
  3. If defenders win it, they swap with the attacker who lost it.

Coaching points

  • Make the pitch big: stay wide on your line.
  • The switch is a firm, driven pass to the far player's front foot.
  • The receiving box gets ready before the ball arrives.

Formations this drill suits

2-4-2 (9v9) drills4-3-3 (11v11) drills4-4-2 (11v11) drills4-2-3-1 (11v11) drills

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Make it easier

  • Allow six passes before the switch
  • Switch along the ground only

Make it harder

  • Switch in three passes or fewer
  • Switch must be one-touch

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

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