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Barcelona Small Sided Game

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The aim of the drill is to work on helping your team keep possession all over the field. The game starts with normal rules, no limitations on touches, with both teams simply trying to score. The game changes when the coach shouts the following: 1. Possession - Players must keep possession in their own half, which of course means they are not allowed to score. If a team wins the ball, they must take the ball to their own half and try and keep it. 2. Normal - Teams return to a normal game and are allowed to score. 3. Barca - Similar to possession, but this time players must attempt to keep the ball in the other teams half, but they are not allowed to score. If the other team wins the ball they must get the ball into their opponent's half and keep it there.

Barcelona Small Sided Game

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Archie WoodsCoach, United Kingdom

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Cam HughesCoach, England

Hi Archie, to explain the Barcelona Small Sided Game drill to beginners, you can describe it as follows:

The drill is designed to help players learn how to keep possession of the ball across the field. It starts with normal rules, where both teams try to score. However, the game changes based on the coach's commands:

Possession: Players must keep the ball in their own half and cannot score. If they lose the ball, they must regain possession and keep it in their half.
Normal: The game returns to regular play, allowing teams to score.
Barca: Players must keep the ball in the opponent's half without scoring. If the other team wins the ball, they must move it to their opponent's half and maintain possession there.

This drill emphasizes ball control, strategic positioning, and teamwork. You can find more details on the drill 1 here.

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