This is the first of three men’s training sessions that that were conducted for the Turks and Caicos islands in preparation for the Caribbean Cup. A good supply of footballs is needed for these drills.
Drill 1.
Structure:
-Set up suitable for numbers and ability.
-Good ball supply.
Rules:
-Play a game for 12 minutes.
-Whites have 6 players.
-Blues have 10 players.
-I always ask the team with less players if they want a 1 goal lead, it’s up to them if they take it.
-Once the game has finished, play again using same teams or change teams.
Drill 2.
Structure:
-Set up suitable for numbers and ability.
-Good ball supply.
Rules:
-Blues against whites and players can go wherever they like.
-The only condition is players must visit the wide areas twice before they score.
-They can visit the same wide area or switch the play.
-They must do this every time they regain possession.
Progressions:
-One goal for visiting the wide areas twice before scoring.
-Two goals if a player changes his mind and identifies a gap centrally, scoring without visiting the wide areas.
Drill 3.
Structure:
-2 pitches suitable for numbers and ability.
-Good ball supply.
Rules:
-Split your players into two teams.
-Once you know the numbers you can design 4 matches as below.
Game 1: Pitch 1 8v6 Pitch 2 5v7
Game 2: Pitch 1 5v9 Pitch 2 8v4
Game 3: Pitch 1 5v5 Pitch 2 7v7
Game 4: Pitch 1 8v7 Pitch 2 5v6
-Play one game at a time and it is up to the players to split their team as they wish.
-Play each game for 4-10 minutes.
-If a team wins they get one point.
-If the winning team keep a clean sheet they get two points.
-Team with the most points wins!
Training session by Louis Lancaster in association with Discount Football Kits.
