Possession
4v2 Rondo Circle: Restart Realism
Keep the ball under pressure
Possession
Passing
Receiving
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4v2 Rondo Circle: Restart Realism is a 12-minute possession drill for 6-12 players, suitable for Under 9 to Adults at intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, bibs. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.
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Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Set Pieces
Game Realistic
Organisation
Duration
12 min
Players
6-12
Pitch size
12 x 12 yards
Ability levels
Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
4v2 Rondo Circle: Restart Realism — 4v2 possession — keep the ball away from the middle · 12 x 12 yards
Step 1 of 4Outside players keep possession; defenders swap in after a regain.
- 1. Outside players keep possession; defenders swap in after a regain.
- 2. Point for every pass split between the defenders.
- 3. Two minute rounds.
- 4. All restarts are played as in a match — throw-ins, goal kicks and corners rather than a coach ball.
- Cones mark the area
- Ball
- Blue = possession team, dark = defenders in the middle
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Keep the ball under pressure
- -Find the split pass
- -Support at the right angles
Setup
- 1A twelve yard square or circle marked with cones.
- 2Four players outside, two defenders inside.
- 3Spare balls with the coach.
Coaching instructions
- 1Outside players keep possession; defenders swap in after a regain.
- 2Point for every pass split between the defenders.
- 3Two minute rounds.
- 4All restarts are played as in a match — throw-ins, goal kicks and corners rather than a coach ball.
Coaching points
- -Move the ball before the press arrives
- -Open the body to see both sides
- -Take the bounce pass when the split is off
- -Shape up quickly on every restart
- -Talk to organise before the ball is live
Common mistakes
- -Standing on the cone waiting
- -Forcing the split every time
- -Passing to the same side repeatedly