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Long rondo: switch the play (6v2)

A rondo in a long rectangle with players on all sides; a pass from one end to the other scores. Teaches switching play past pressure, as teams do across the pitch.

U11 to adultAges
8 per groupPlayers
25 x 10 mArea
10 to 12 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

  • Long thin rectangle; two players at each end, one on each long side.
  • Two defenders inside.

Equipment: Cones, bibs, balls

How it works

  1. Keep the ball; a pass from one end to the other end scores a point.
  2. Long sides can't pass to each other directly.
  3. Defender who wins it swaps.

Coaching points

  • Draw the defenders to one end, then switch.
  • Long-side players: be the link.
  • Firm pass along the ground for the switch.

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Make it easier

  • Three defenders become two, bigger area

Make it harder

  • Switch must be one-touch

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

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