2v2+1 to Target Players

Objective

• Combine as a pair with a spare player, and find the target

Set-up and how it runs

• A 2v2 in the middle with one neutral who always plays for whoever has the ball.
• A target player waits in each end zone.
• Score by combining and passing into a target player's zone.
• Turn and go the other way immediately — the target you just used becomes the one you defend.

Equipment

• Cones
• Bibs
• Balls

Coaching points

• Use the spare player; that is what makes it 3v2
• One of the pair goes short, the other stays deep — never both at the same distance
• Look at the far target before you receive
• The moment you lose it, the nearest player presses

Progressions

• Limit the touches
• Five passes before you may find a target, then three
• Add a second neutral

What it develops

Technical

Passing and receiving

Psychosocial

Cooperation

Tactical

Combination play

Physical

Perception and awareness