Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): 4v4+3 - Rondo with gates

4v4+3 Rondo with gates

Practice Objective:

• 4v4+3 Rondo practice with gates.
• Working both BP and BPO and bringing the core skills of first touch, positioning and striking the ball to the fore

Set Up

• Area 20mx15m
• 8 flat discs or agility poles for gates
• 1 bag of balls
• 3 sets of bibs

Practice Explanation:

• Mark out area as shown, with 4 gates
• Divide players into 3 groups - 4v4+3 (adjust to suit). The +3 play with the team in possession of the ball.

• Team with the ball to maintain possession and play through any of the gates to a teammate for 1 point.
• Defensive team to win the ball back as soon as possible and then transition to attacking team

• If the ball goes out of play, team that loses the ball transition to defending and team now in possession starts with a new ball from the side

Progression

• must complete a number of passes before playing through the gates
  
• remove 2 gates, therefore making it harder to score
• players can RWB through the gates for a point
• play a 1-2 around the gate for double points
• Change the +3 to play with the defending team
• Use different colour discs for the gates - for a certain period players can only score through one colour, or give them a different value

• Movement off the ball to to be able to receive between the gates
• First touch to manipulate the ball around the gate to be able to play away
• Striking the ball - ball speed and accuracy. 
• First touch under pressure
• Player awareness - where is the space, where are the free gates?

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