Drills / Team practice

Win it high

A small-sided game where a goal scored within ten seconds of winning the ball in the attacking third counts triple. It rewards pressing together.

Players
8 to 14
Space
40 × 30 m with a goal at each end, split into thirds
Kit
2 goals, cones, bibs, balls
Time
18 minutes
Age
Under-11s and older
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  • Us
  • Them
  • Pass
  • Run
  • Dribble

Set up

  • A pitch about 40 × 30 m, split into thirds with cones.
  • Normal game, with goalkeepers if you have them.

How it works

  1. Play a normal game.
  2. If a team wins the ball in its attacking third and scores within ten seconds, the goal counts three.
  3. The coach counts the ten seconds out loud.

What to work on

  • Press as a group. When one goes, everyone moves up and across.
  • The nearest player presses the ball, cutting off one pass with the angle of their run.
  • The next players mark the closest passing options.
  • If you win it high, the goal is close. Shoot early.

Easier

Five seconds of extra time, or goals count double instead of triple.

Harder

Only goals from a high win count at all.

Planning a whole session? The session planner builds one around this kind of practice.

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