I need some Triangle drills

[saenz]

I was hoping you guys have some triangle drills that are working for your team i coach a u-11 comp. team and i need some drills for my team any ideas? thanks

[schmuckatelli]

I was hoping you guys have some triangle drills that are working for your team i coach a u-11 comp. team and i need some drills for my team any ideas? thanks
Here are two alternatives. The first is what I vaguely remember from an Ajax triangle drill a friend taught me. You take four players and form a triangle, roughly 15 yards, two players at point A, and one each at points B and C. Player at point A passes to player at point B and follows his pass with a slight curved run. Player at point B plays back to the runner, preferably on first touch, and runs to point C. Runner receives, then plays to point C and finishes his run. Player at point C passes home to point A to the player who has patiently been waiting there. change the direction after a couple minutes, or players tend to fall asleep. Passing using the right foot on counterclockwise, left foot on clockwise. Coaching points: receive on the far foot (the one away from hypothetical pressure) & pass with the other foot (right for counterclockwise, left for clockwise); weight and accuracy of the pass; speed of the run. There are several progressions from this simple drill, but I can't for the life of me remember what they are.

The second alternative is playing 4 v 4 with PUGs in a 20 x 40 yard space is just as good, plus it adds opponents and goals in the mix. Same coaching points, but you can get attacking players to recognize where's the space, where should my attacking/supporting run go; does my team have width/depth & options?

I like the second one better, but you could always use the first one for a warm up and progress to the second if you like it.

[schmuckatelli]

One other I just remembered - it starts out in a square, but end up being about triangles. Mark out a 10 yard grid, and put four players in each square. One will be a defender, the other three attackers. The attackers have to keep possession. Players without the ball must move to make the biggest supporting angle they can, so the attacking formation is always a triangle. Inevitably, the best position they can assume is the player on the ball is in the corner with his teammates giving him supporting angles to his right & left. Make this a two-touch game, if possible. If he gets a touch, swap the defender with the attacker who gooned it up (or change the defender if he's worn out from chasing the game). Coaching points: run for your team, even if it's not about getting you the ball; make as big an angle as you can; make your passing decision early, so the defender never rests.

Again, this is a good warm up game, but don't spend more than 5-10 minutes on it, maybe 15 if you mix in stretching. Players will begin zoning out.

[saenz]

i do a variation of the last one you posted i'll give the other 2 a try at my next practice thanks.

[Georgi1981]

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[Georgi1981]

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