Drill designed to work on both defensive recovery runs and finishing under pressure from a recovering defender.
Blue begins by passing to Yellow (server or coach). Blue runs onto returned pass and finishes in Orange goal. At this point Red begins by playing wall pass off Yellow and attacking White goal. Blue then attempts to put Red under pressure by making a recovery run towards Red player & White goal in an attempt to tackle, block or force Red away from goal. Red must attempt to finish with first or second touch after wall pass wherever possible. Red then makes the recovery run to put next Blue player under pressure who has now set off. Continue to repeat.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
sportplan_football
Deliberate heading is now out of U11 grassroots matches. Here is how to coach chest, thigh and foot control so your players still win the ball in the air.
Long-range goals doubled at the 2026 World Cup as teams sat deep. Here is how to coach when to shoot from distance, the technique, and the follow-up.
Under FutureFit, your Under-9s stay at 5v5, your Under-11s stay at 7v7 and your Under-13s stay at 9v9. Same pitch, same numbers, one more year. Here is how to make sure that year feels like a step forward rather than a repeat.
