6 Rondos You Should Be Doing
Six rondo variations for soccer, from a 5 v 2 in a ten-yard square up to 8 v 8 with neutrals, each with grid size, numbers and difficulty. Three pages you can take straight onto the training field.
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A type of football (soccer) training drill where one group of players tries to keep possession of the ball while a smaller group (or single player) tries to win it back (5v2, 6v3, etc.) usually in a tight space or small grid.
These are usually used as warm up drills focusing on quick decision-making under pressure, first touch, spatial awareness, and angles of support Each drill can be run in sets of 90 seconds with 30 seconds recovery in between sets.
Attackers Defenders Neutrals
Set up:
10 x 10 yard grid
5 attackers & 2 defenders
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- 1PDF Guidep.1
- 2What is a Rondo?p.2
- 35 v 2 Easyp.2
- 46 v 3 Easyp.2
- 54 v 4 +4p.2
- 66 v 6 + 6p.3
- 78 v 8 + 4p.3
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