Ball Retention & Directional Awareness Training | Sharpen Your Players' Positional Awareness

Overview

• This session runs with 8 players
• All you need is a 20m x 20m grid
• Built for teams that want to develop decision-making under ball retention

Objectives

• Sharpen the accuracy and speed of decisions while keeping the ball
• Work on using space and taking up positions that support your teammates
• Build the ability to respond to defensive pressure
• Train split-second decisions — pass, dribble, or hold

Setup

Put 2 attackers on each side line of the grid and drop 1 target player in the middle. Two defenders work the center.

1）An attacker on the line plays a pass into the target player in the center

2）The target player takes the pass and gets on the ball quickly

3）The line players push in to support the center, and a 2v2 develops

4）If the attackers move the ball all the way to the opposite line, that’s a point

5）If the defenders win the ball, they get it out fast to the opposite line right away

6）After a few minutes, switch attack and defense