WORLD CLASS COACHING
Pro Possession Games
By Renato Lopes Moreira
Table of Contents
PART FOUR
Six-Player Situations
Large Group Situations
Six-Player Game Situations
6x4 - 1 touch - possession game
Setup:
10 players
20x10 meters game field.
Execution:
The attack must touch the ball between them without losing the ball possession;
It is only allowed one touch on the ball by each player;
The defender who gets the ball possession switches position with the attacker who loses the ball.
Variations:
. You can increase the number of players involved;
. You can vary the game field area;
. You can vary the number of touches on the ball by each player.
6x6 – 5 touches – possession game
Setup:
12 players
20x10 meters game field
Execution:
The attackers will try to move the ball between them maintaining the ball possession;
If the attack makes five consecutive passes, one defender leaves the field, starting a 6x5 game situation and every five passes made one defender leave the field.
If the defense recovers the ball possession and makes one pass, the defender who left the field returns to the game.
The team with more players in the end of the game wins.
Variations:
. You can increase or decrease the number of players involved;
. You can limit the number of touches on the ball by each player;
. You can vary the number of passes to eliminate an opponent;
. You can forbid the return of a eliminated player to the game.
6x6 + 3 Jokers possession game
Setup:
15 players
40x20 meters game field.
Execution:
Divide the field in two:
(a) Field 1;
(b) Field 2;
Attackers and defenders will be positioned at Field 1;
Two Jokers will be playing outside the game field and one Joker will be playing at Field 2;
The Jokers can't leave their spaces and they also can't pass the ball to each other;
The attackers will try to move the ball between them and maintain the ball possession;
If the ball moves between the three Jokers, the attack scores a point;
The players inside the game field can move freely by the pitch but they are not allowed to leave any empty field during the exercise;
Inside the Field 2 it's only allowed two touches on the ball for any player;
If the defenders get the ball possession, they will start to move the ball between them.
Variations:
. You can vary the number of players involved;
. You can increase or decrease the game field area;
. You can vary the number of touches on the ball by each player at any Field;
. You can increase or decrease the number of Jokers;
. You can vary the Jokers area.
CHAPTER 5 – Other game situation
8x2 Run, Run, Run – 4x2 situation – possession game
Setup:
10 players
15x10 meters game field.
Execution:
Four players will start playing inside the game field, touching the ball while four will start outside the game field waiting;
The player who made the touch on the ball has to run to the cone outside the game field, changing places with the player outside;
While the player is doing this he is not an option for the pass for his teammates. He cannot receive any touch while he is outside the field.
The player outside has to run inside the game field, filling a possible empty space and creating a pass line for the attack.
If the defender recovers the ball possession he switches position with the player who lost the ball.
Variations:
. You can increase or decrease the number of players involved;
. You can vary the game situations putting 4x3 instead of 4x2 for an example;
. You can add more cones outside;
. You can define which cone every player will run;
. You can limit the number of touches on the ball by each player.
8x3 – 4x2 game situation – possession game
Setup:
11 players
20x10 meters game field
Execution:
Divide the game field into two small fields.
Divide the attackers into two small teams with four players;
Put two defenders inside small field 1 and one defender into small field 2;
It’s not allowed to have three defenders inside the same field;
Two defenders will try to get the ball while the attackers pass the ball between them;
The attackers don't have to make any specific number of passes to move the ball between the small fields 1 and 2.
If any defender recovers the ball possession, he will quickly pass the ball to his teammates.
If the defense makes three consecutive passes, they will exchange place with the attacker who lost the ball and two other attackers.
Variations:
. You can increase or decrease the number of players involved;
. You can define a number of touches on the ball by each player;
. You can define a number of passes to move the ball between the fields;
. You can vary the number of passes between the defenders.
10x10 possession game
Setup:
20 players
80x40 meters game field.
Execution:
Divide the pitch in how many sectors you want;
The game will be playing in a 10x10 game situation.
The attackers must maintain the ball possession for as long as they can;
The attackers must occupy all the small sectors into the pitch avoiding having many players in a single sector;
If the defenders get the ball possession, they automatically start to move the ball around.
Variations:
. You can vary the number of players involved;
. You can add Goalkeepers;
. You can vary the system of play.
. You can vary the number of sectors inside the pitch.
