WORLD CLASS COACHING
Tactical Training Games
By Renato Lopez Moreira
Table of Contents
PART TWO
5v5 games
CHAPTER 2 – 5x5 game situations
5x5x5 game:
Setup:
17 players
40x40 meters game field
Execution:
Divide the field in three:
(a) Field 1;
(b) Field 2;
(c) Field 3
Divide three teams with 5 players to each one.
Put the attack into Field 2 and the two others teams into Fields 1 and 3.
The game will be playing in a 5x5 game situation.
The attack can choose which Goalkeeper they will attack.
The attack can kick anywhere they want inside Field 1 or Field 3.
If the attacks goes to Field 1 he can change anytime they want and attack the Field 3.
If the defenders of Field 1 or Field 3 steal the ball possession they can choose where to attack.
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 put small goalies instead of Goalkeepers;
. You can add more Goalkeepers;
. You can vary the defensive systems.
5x5x5 Caotic game:
Setup:
15 players
40x40 meters game field
Execution:
Divide three teams with 5 players to each one.
The game will be playing in a 5x5x5 game situation.
Each team will play for themselves.
The team with the ball makes 1 point if they touch the ball between them for five times.
Variations:
. You can increase or decrease the number of players involved;
. You can increase or decrease the game field area;
. You can limit the number of touches on the ball by each player.
5x5 + 5x5 game situation:
Setup:
17 players
A 40x40 meters game field.
Execution:
Divide the field into 2 small fields:
(a) Field 1;
(b) Field 2;
Put five players of each team in each small field.
They will be positionated in a way your team plays attacking and defending.
The players cannot switch small fields.
The game will be playing in a 5x5 + 5x5 game situation.
The game starts into the Field 1 and the attack have to pass the ball in a ordenatly way to Field 2 to kick on the goal.
If the defense recovery the ball possession, they will have the counter attack into the opposite field where they recovered the ball.
Variations:
. You can increase or decrease the number of players involved;
. You can increase the game field area;
. You can vary the systems of play;
. You can allow players to switch areas;
. You can vary the game situations, allowing players advance to participate at offensive actions, creating a 6x5 game situation for example.
5x5 with 2x1 into Offensive areas:
* This exercise is a variation of the 4x4 with 2x1 into Offensive areas.
Setup:
12 players
A 40x40 meters game field.
Execution:
Divide the field into 3 areas:
(a) A defensive one;
(b) A central one;
(c) A offensive one.
Divide the players of each team this way:
(a) 1 player into the defensive area;
(b) 2 players into the central area;
(c) 2 players into the offensive area
The players can switch areas without leaving any area empty or changing the number initial number of players on each area.
The game starts into the central area and the objective is to pass the ball to the offensive area in a ordenate way to explore a 2x1 offensive situation into the offensive area.
If the defense recovery the ball possession, they have the counter attack.
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 areas;
. You can vary the game situations, creating a 3x2, 4x3, 5x4, etc;
. You can vary the areas size.
5x7 + 7x7 Attacking with long pass:
Setup:
14 players
55x68 meters game field
Execution:
Divide two teams with 7 players to each one.
Two attackers will begin behind the the midfield line.
All the seven defenders will start the exercise into the defense field.
The defense cannot pass the midfield line.
The game will be start in a 5x7 game situation in these situations:
(A) The attack have to touch the ball to the attacker behind the midfield line to put him into the game.
(B) This attacker will have to make a long pass to his teammate positionated into the opposite side of the field.
If the long pass is done right, the right back can participate during the attack.
Then the attack will have 7 players against the defense.
If the ball leaves the field, without being a corner kick or a lateral, the exercise will restart.
The ideia of this exercise is to concentrate your team in one side and attack on the other side with majority of players.
Variations:
. You can increase or decrease the number of players involved;
. You can start the exercise without majority or minority of players;
. You can start the exercise with a long pass.
