Football Possession Drills

Football possession drills, exercises, and training sessions to effortlessly move the ball around the pitch and away from your opponent.

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Possession is a key aspect of soccer that allows teams to control the game and create scoring opportunities. This page features drills designed to improve passing, movement, and decision-making to help players maintain and regain possession effectively.

Possession Drills

4v4 Soccer to a Small Gate Easy

4v4 Soccer to a Small Gate

In Soccer, 4v4 is the smallest version of a full-sided game. While on the attack, to be successful in a four vs. four soccer match, players must penetrate via the pass, dribble, or shot; players must provide support to the player with the ball, and players need to create width to the field. On the defensive side, a player must pressure the ball to delay the attack, another player should cover for the player pressuring the ball, and the remaining two players balance the field of play. This 4v4 practice focuses on all aspects of the match, including attacking, defending, passing, receiving, supporting, penetrating, and spreading the field.

4+ yrs. 8 players 20 min. 25X35 yds. GK: no
Dribbling Passing Receiving Heading Fitness Possession Defending Attacking 4v4
4.27 265,691 Chris Johnson
Finding the Target Player Hard

Finding the Target Player

The Finding the Target Player possession passing drill is designed to encourage midfield and defensive players to look up the field to find the "Target Player" and play into that Target player.

12+ yrs. 8+ players 20 mins. 40X40 yds. GK: no
Dribbling Passing Receiving Possession Defending
4.16 220,375 Chris Johnson