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Getting players forward in numbers.

Andrew Melia

Hi all, I coach a fairly low level u10 girls team and it’s our first year in the league. Results have improved massively this year, early on we had a few where we let in double figures.
Whilst we’ve improved defensively, we’re not scoring a lot of goals and we rarely seem to create overloads. I was wondering if anyone has and tips or drills they will encourage our players to get forward in greater numbers rather than leaving our striker isolated. Thanks, Andy

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    I’d focus on transitional rondos (loads of types online)

    One you could do is to setup a rondo near the halfway line on the pitch. Have a zone for the forward to be in between the rondo and the goal. Have a defender or two on a line where the goal is and the gk in goal.

    The pressing team in the rondo, if they win it they have to find the striker who then has to go toward the goal, but cannot score, has to pass to one of the defenders who was in the rondo has to finish. The “defenders” who were on the goal line become active when the striker gets the ball and try to stop, but always try and ensure strikers have an overload (so if 2 defenders have a 3v2 etc). 

    Can add variations, if the non-pressing team manage 5 success passes, they can play to the striker and they can try and score just to create more chances to put in practise the overload up front. can vary how much a goal is worth, depending on rules you want to see them practise.

    Just an example but as I said there are loads online you can find, just look for transitional play rondos with overloads. 

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    Use numbers and pitch sizing carefully here. 4v2 with space to play in front, width, or behind would be vitally useful here! 

  • 0 in reply to Paul Coulam

    Agree Paul, amazing the difference pitch sizings make. Last season we tried something different and setup three rondos side by side of different sizes. Small size is more technical, big size focussed more on movement, we then rotated the players through all three. 

    We also knew we were playing on a big pitch in one game last season so used larger sized rondos to be more match appropriate before that game to get the players more used to the types of movement that would be needed.