This week's Animated Drills Video looks at an attack vs defense game to help train your players to make better decisions with and without the ball. The diagram is created with the session planner on Planet Training that is available through from Planet.Training. Have a great week! Tom
Continue readingMost coaches I know use some variation of a 5 v 2 keep away game in a limited area. I've never liked 5 v 2 as a teaching tool because I have always felt that it was too static. Anson Dorrance did a great demonstration at our International Seminar a few years ago where he
Continue readingI feel confident in saying that most coaches use a 5 v 2 possession game in their training plan. It's a great exercise that is a technical challenge but also requires the players to make good decisions about where to pass and how to support. Like any exercise, if you use it too often it
Continue readingWelcome to the FineSoccer Drills Newsletter. Today’s featured activity is a 5 v 2 game with a twist.
In a typical game of 5 v 2 the movement is limited to a couple of steps in any direction to change the angle of support. The only players doing a lot of movement are the defenders.
In this modified version of 5 v 2 there is a lot more movement and players have to