7v7 diamond rondo (2-3-1 and 2-1-2-1)
Five attackers keep the ball from two defenders, standing in the diamond your 7v7 team plays: a back player, two wide, one central and a target at the top.
Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.
Set-up
- Diamond of cones roughly 15 m tall.
- Attackers on the back, left, right and top cones plus one central player; two defenders inside.
Equipment: Cones, bibs, balls
How it works
- Work the ball from the back cone to the top cone; each time it reaches the top player, score a point and play back down.
- The central player can move anywhere; the others stay near their cones.
- Defenders who win it dribble out of the diamond to score.
Coaching points
- Wide players: stay wide so the diamond stays big.
- Central player: find the space between the two defenders.
- Top player: show for the ball, then bounce it back.
Formations this drill suits
Coaches use this for
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Make it easier
- One defender
- Unlimited touches
Make it harder
- Top player one-touch
- Score only if the ball goes through the centre player
AttackersDefendersKeeper / neutral- - โ Passโ Runใฐโ Dribble
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