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Free activities · Pressing and transitionPressing
and transition
The moment the ball changes hands is where youth games are won and lost. These activities put a five-second clock on losing the ball and an eight-second clock on winning it, and they teach the shape that stops a press from turning into a counter against you.
Ages 11+ · Pressing and transitionFive-Second RondoA 4v2 rondo with one extra rule: when the defenders win it, they try to keep it in the square and the four have five seconds, counted out loud, to win it back.
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Ages 11+ · Pressing and transitionWin-It-Back BoxesSeveral 12x12 boxes with a 2v2 in each. Five passes is a point, and if you lose the ball you have five seconds to win it back for two.
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Ages 11+ · Pressing and transitionPress the First PassWhen you lose it, the nearest two press the very next pass.
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Ages 11+ · Pressing and transitionSwarm and ScoreThree teams of four. Win it back in five seconds and your next goal doubles.
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Ages 11+ · Pressing and transitionPress to GoalLose it near their goal, win it back in five seconds, and score for three.
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Ages 11+ · Pressing and transitionWin and Go3v3 on a 20x15 with a mini goal at each end.
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Ages 11+ · Pressing and transitionBreak From the RondoWin the ball in the rondo and break out 4v4 to goal.
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Ages 11+ · Pressing and transitionTransition to Two GoalsSix seconds after you win it, a goal counts double.
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Ages 11+ · Pressing and transitionCounter From the PressPress, win it, and counter on goal inside eight seconds.
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Ages 11+ · Pressing and transitionFast or SlowWin it high and go. Win it low and keep it. Where you win it decides the speed.
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Ages 11+ · Pressing and transitionTransition GameA full 9v9 with nothing marked and one rule: every time possession changes, the bench calls it.
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Ages 9–12 · Possession and passingHome Zones5v5 plus keepers on a 40x30 split into back, middle and front bands.
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Ages 9–12 · Pressing and transitionLock the Middle4v4 on a 35x30 with a target player on each end line and three gates across the middle: a wide center gate and two wide ones.
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Ages 9–12 · Pressing and transitionFive-Second Rondo4v2 in a 12x12 where the defenders try to keep the ball when they win it, and the four have five seconds, counted out loud, to win it back.
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