WORLD CLASS COACHING
Tactical Training Games
By Renato Lopez Moreira
Table of Contents
PART FOUR
3v3 Games
Other Game Situations
CHAPTER 4 – 3x3 game situations
3x3 Transition game with a 3x2 initial game situation:
* This exercise is can be an variation of the 5x5 Transition game with a 5x4 initial game situation and a 6x6 Transition game with a 6x5 initial game situation.
Setup:
8 players
30x15 meters game field
Execution:
Divide two teams with 3 players to each one.
One defender will be defined to start with one ball to kick into the opponent goalie.
Divide the field into two small ones:
(1) Field 1
(2) Field 2
The game will be playing in a 3x2 game situation in these situations:
(A) The Defender will start kicking the ball against his opponent Goalkeeper;
(B) The Goalkeeper will make a long pass to the Field 2, starting the attack;
(C) After attacking, the defender will try to recovery his position into defense, avoinding the offensive majority.
If the defender recoveries his position the exercise will be play in a 3x3 game situation.
The attack have to attack fast in order to utilize their superiority of players.
If the defense recoveries the ball possession, they will have the counter attack.
If the ball leaves the field, without being a corner kick or a lateral, the exercise will restart.
Variations:
. You can increase or decrease the number of players involved;
. You can define the type of kick for a defender starts the exercise;
. You can vary the game field size.
3x3 Transition game with a 2x2 game into Offensive areas:
* This exercise is an variation of the 4x4 with 2x1 into Offensive areas and 5x5 with 2x1 into Offensive areas.
Setup:
8 players
A 30x15 meters game field.
Execution:
Divide the field into 2 small fields:
(a) Field 1;
(b) Field 2;
Divide two teams with 3 players to each one.
Two players will be positionate into the defensive field while one will be positionate into the offensive field.
The game will start with a 2x1 game situation inside the defensive field;
The players cannot switch areas without passing the ball to the other field.
The attackers at Field 1 have to pass the ball to the attacker at Field 2;
The attacker who make the pass to the Field 2 can advance and participate to the offensive movement, creating a 2x2 game situation into offensive field.
If the defense recovery the ball possession, they have the counter attack.
If the defense recovery the ball possession into Field 1, one teammate can advance to help him during offensive movement.
Variations:
. You can increase the number of players involved;
. You can increase the game field area;
. You can increase the number of players on each area;
. You can deny players switch fields, forcing a 1x2 game situation.
3x3x3 Transition game
* This exercise is can be an variation of the 6x6x6 Transition game
Setup:
11players
30x15 meters game field
Execution:
Divide three teams with 3 players to each one.
Two teams will start playing while one team will wait outside the field
The game will be playing in a 3x3 game situation.
The attack have to score a goal to attack the third team on the other field.
The defense have to recovery the ball and pass over the midfield to attack the third team.
Variations:
. You can increase or decrease the number of players involved;
. You can add a fourth team and made a simultaneous game into both fields;
. You can start the exercise with an especific situation, a corner for example;
. You can limit the number of touches on the ball by each player;
. You can add more Goalkeepers or small goalies
CHAPTER 5 – Other game situations
8x8 with a 8x4 Changing spot game:
Setup:
16 players
A 20x20 meters game field.
Execution:
Divide two teams with 8 players each one.
Put four players of each team outside the field game and four players of each team inside the field game.
The exercise will happen in a 4x4 game situation.
If the attack make ten touches between their players they score one point.
The attack can play with players positionated outside the field. But the attacker who made the pass to an outside attacker have to go to his spot.
When a outside attacker receives a pass he can enter the game field and he can participate normally of the game.
If the defense gets the ball possession they will start to play.
Variations:
. You can increase the number of players involved;
. You can limit the number of touches on the ball for each player;
. You can vary the number of touches between the players to score a point.
11x11 with 1 Touch game:
Setup:
22 players
A 80x40 meters game field.
Execution:
The game will be playing in a 11x11 game situation.
The players can only touch the ball once.
If a player touches the ball twice the ball will go to the other team immediatly.
It's a normal game with free kicks, fouls and corners.
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;
. You can increase or decrease the number of the Goalkeepers.
