Small-Sided Games as Interval Training
15 min · Intermediate · 6+ players · Medium space
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Description
3v3 or 4v4 on a small pitch, 2-4 minute rounds at high intensity with short rests, 4-6 rounds. Aerobic load with technical demand attached. (Age fit: U14+.)
Curriculum
- Ages
- U14 and up
- Players
- 6+
- Opposition
- Live opposition
- Session phase
- Practice (teaching) · Play 2 (transfer test)
- With a squad of 12
- 2 groups of 6. Run them side by side.
Trains 2 objectives
- Press together, and recover togetherU13-U14 · defensive-pressure
- Defend as a team blockU15-U16 · defensive-pressure
Skills
The video-tagging vocabulary, used for ingestion and browsing, separate from the curriculum above, which is what the practice engine selects on.
Fitness / Conditioning
Agility / Speed