Mastery Warm-Up Game | 4-Player Ball-Winning & Scoring Drill

Overview

• A compact drill you can run with just 4 players
• Works for every age and every level
• Great as a warm-up or as the way into your main session
• Needs very little gear and fits in a corner of the field

Objectives

• Sharpen individual dribbling, feints, and quick ball control
• Teach defenders how to position themselves and read the right distance
• Build decision-making under pressure
• Develop small-group teamwork and the ability to read the opponent’s movement

Setup

This is a game where 2 attackers try to put several balls into the goal while 2 defenders do everything they can to stop them.

１）Setup

・Field size: 20m x 20m

・Players: 4 (2 attackers, 2 defenders)

・Balls: 4 total (each attacker starts with 2)

・Goals: a small goal at each end

２）How to Run It

・Attackers try to get all 4 balls into the goal as fast as they can

・Defenders protect the goals and shut down every shot

・Defenders adjust their position to match how the attackers move

・Run each set for about 30 seconds to 1 minute, or until all 4 balls are used up, then swap