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Small sided game – Man to Man Marking  - Conditioning Exercise
Attacking Defending

Small sided game – Man to Man Marking - Conditioning Exercise

A Practice designed to improve players aerobic resistance within a SSG with a focus on man to man marking.

Key objectives

  • Let the game flow freely, not too much stops, let the players solve the problems
  • When being man marked, the player with the ball needs –

Use of good body shape
Strength to protect the ball

  • When players look to receive the ball, they should – 
    Quick and clever movement to escape opposition
    Receive and shoot quickly as they will be under tight pressure
  • Encourage players when in possession to play high tempo football to lose opposition
  • Transition to Defend – can we regain the football quickly and man mark quickly to put opposition under pressure?
  • Transition to Attack - can we create goal scoring opportunity as quick as possible?
  • Communication
  • End product

Organisation

  • Area : 40 x 24 metres
  • Two teams, 5 Blues v 5 Yellows + 2 GK’s
  • The outfield must each pick an opposition player to man mark – results in physical competition and aerobic resistance work
  • The coach can call a change during the game so the players move to man mark another opposition
  • 6 minute games

Session details

  • Attacking
  • Defending
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Small sided game – Man to Man Marking  - Conditioning Exercise

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