Pressing
Counter-Press Box: Target Zone Bonus
Win the ball back immediately after losing it
Pressing
Transition
Possession
Counter-Press Box: Target Zone Bonus is a 16-minute pressing drill for 8-16 players, suitable for Under 10 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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Transition
Possession
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Intermediate
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Full Squad
Minimal Equipment
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Playing Through The Thirds
Positioning
Combination Play
Duration
16 min
Players
8-16
Pitch size
25 x 25 yards
Ability levels
Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Counter-Press Box: Target Zone Bonus — 4 gates — score by travelling through · 25 x 25 yards
Step 1 of 4Teams keep possession and score by passing through a gate.
- 1. Teams keep possession and score by passing through a gate.
- 2. On losing the ball the team counter-presses instantly.
- 3. Rounds of two minutes.
- 4. Extra points for playing into marked pockets between the lines before finishing.
- Cones mark the area
- Cone gates to dribble / pass through
- Ball
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Win the ball back immediately after losing it
- -React within five seconds
- -Surround the ball as a group
Setup
- 1A 25 yard square with four target gates.
- 2Two teams of four with one ball.
- 3Extra balls on the outside for restarts.
Coaching instructions
- 1Teams keep possession and score by passing through a gate.
- 2On losing the ball the team counter-presses instantly.
- 3Rounds of two minutes.
- 4Extra points for playing into marked pockets between the lines before finishing.
Coaching points
- -Nearest player closes the ball in a heartbeat
- -Others cut the nearest passing options
- -Body shape ready before the ball is lost
- -Find the pocket on the back foot of the defender
- -Support the receiver quickly on both sides
Common mistakes
- -Dropping off after losing the ball
- -One player pressing alone
- -Standing and complaining after a turnover