64 SMALL-SIDED SOCCER GAMES

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2 An Introduction to Sma-Sided Games Dear Coach, If you re reading this, the chances are you ve heard of sma-sided games, but may not have used them not knowingy, at east. In fact, I m certain you wi have used them. After a, in its basic form a sma-sided games is exacty what it sounds ike, a game between two teams of fewer than norma payers normay 4- or 5-a-side. Sma-sided games are popuar for many reasons, some specificay reating to payer deveopment, others down to practicaity. How many of us are abe to run a fu v game in training with imitations on space and payer avaiabiity? Using sma-sided games in training gives a number of coaching benefits:. More payer participation. More touches of the ba. More passes attempted 4. More vs attempted 5. More goas scored 6. More goakeeper participation 7. Different games mean different probems to sove and skis to use I put together An Introduction to Sma-Sided Games to show you how the sma-sided game in its simpest form can be deveoped to coach specific skis and tactics. The games are taken from my coaching manua 64 Sma-Sided Soccer Games. To highight the breadth of what can be achieved with games I ve seected one game from the beginner, intermediate, and advanced sections of the manua. But fear not! Those ratings are ony reative. The basis of sma-sided games is that the game is the teacher so even if you or your assistants - have itte or no soccer knowedge, your payers wi sti be earning. And you ook ike the professiona soccer coach you dream of being! I hope you enjoy the games. Yours in soccer, Michae Beae 64 SMALL-SIDED SOCCER GAMES Sma-sided games are acknowedged throughout the coaching profession from grassroots to the top of the professiona game as one of the best ways to coach soccer skis and tactics. Find out more at

3 An Introduction to Sma-Sided Games Beginner Two Goa Game Pitch size: 0 x 0 yards (minimum) up to 40 x 5 yards (maximum) Two teams of four payers Two keepers No offside If the ba eaves pay, you have a few re-start options:. The coach passes a new ba onto the pitch. The payers take a ro in. The payers take a throw in 4. The payers make a pass in 5. The payers dribbe in Rues Pay for a set time period and then change ends. The keepers can change with the team or stay in the same goa and pay for the opposite team.. The white team is in possession in a simpe 4v4 game.. Pressure from the back team eads to the whites conceding possession.. The back team attacks the white goa.

4 An Introduction to Sma-Sided Games Intermediate Possession - Add One BALL MOVEMENT PLAYER MOVEMENT Outer pitch size: 0 x 0 yards Inner pitch size: 5 x 5 yards Two teams of four payers No goas Rues One team act as the passing team. The other team act as the defending team. The passing team spread out into the 5 x 5 yard area and begin the game by paying 4v. After 0 seconds, an extra defender is added to make the game 4v, then another for 4v, and then 4v4. The game is payed for minutes. The passing team must count the number of successfu passes that they make. The teams rotate roes for the next game and the new passing team tries to beat the number of passes made by their opponents.. To begin with, this is a simpe 4 v possession game.. Adding one more defender makes it a bit more of a chaenge.. 4 v 4 takes it to another eve. Which team can make the most successfu passes?

5 An Introduction to Sma-Sided Games Advanced Zone Paymaker Game Pitch size: 40 x 0 yards, divided into three narrow strips Each zone has a target goa at each end Two teams of four payers Rues Three payers on each team go into their own v zone. One payer from each team is the paymaker (P in the diagrams). Possession starts with the paymaker and the teams take it in turns to start a move. The paymaker can pay in any zone and move freey between them The other payers must remain in their starting zones. The paymaker s job is to pass to a team mate and support them, creating a v situation. The opponents paymaker can support their defender to create a v situation. The game is payed for four periods of minutes. Each payer has one period as the paymaker.. This is a game of vs with a foating paymaker.. The back paymaker passes to the right and foows to create a v.. The white paymaker foows to try and create a v before the back team has a chance to score.