Play sat nav football – so players know where they are
on the pitch
By David Clarke
When young players are involved in fast,
action-packed matches they often lose their
position and don’t realise what is going on
around them. You find that the pace of some
matches they play in will be just that bit too
fast for them and they lose their soccer sense.
What I do with my teams is to play a fast,
constantly moving game where players must
think about position, action and direction.
How to set up and coach it
You need a 30 yard x 20 yard pitch. Use two
teams of four players, and four mini goals.
Create a triangle in the centre. One team
defends the triangle the other team defends
the four mini goals.
The team defending the triangle goal must
nominate a goalkeeper whilst the other three
players try to pressure and win the ball.
Play for 15 minutes then reverse the roles.