Four-Zone Conditioned Game
A possession game across four zones: the ball must travel through a middle zone before a goal counts.
- 18 min
- 10–16 players
Game · U16
5v5 Plus Two Transition
Five against five with two neutrals who always play for the team in possession — the game that punishes a slow reaction to losing the ball.
- Duration
- 20 min
- Players
- 12–14
- Transition
- Possession
- Pressing
Setup
Step 1 of 3
Two teams of five plus two neutrals in a different bib. Goals at both ends.
Coaching points
- The first three seconds after a turnover decide the next thirty.
- Neutrals play one or two touches — they keep it moving, they do not dribble.
- Counter-press the player who just won it, before they can lift their head.
- If you cannot win it back in six seconds, get your shape back.
Equipment
- Balls · 5
- Goals · 2
- Bibs · 2 sets + 2 neutral
Progressions
- Harder One neutral only, or a two-touch limit for everyone.
- Easier Three neutrals, and remove the counter-press instruction.
