4v2 Rondo

Develop quick, accurate passing and support angles under pressure; teach defenders to press and screen as a pair.

Mark a 12x12 yard square. Four attackers start on the perimeter (one on each side), two defenders start inside.

1. The four outside players keep possession; they can move along their side but not infield.
2. The two defenders work together to win the ball or force a mistake.
3. When a defender wins it or the ball leaves the grid, the player responsible swaps in.
4. Count the team's consecutive passes — call the number out to add tempo.

• Open the body before the ball arrives so you can see both escape passes.
• Pass to the back foot of the player away from the nearest defender.
• Disguise the pass — show one way, play the other.
• Defenders press as a pair: one pressures the ball, one screens the splitting pass.

• Outside players stand square to the ball and can only play back the way it came — coach an open body shape before the ball arrives.
• Passes are hit to the wrong foot, forcing an extra touch under pressure — demand back-foot passes away from the nearest defender.
• Defenders chase the ball individually instead of working as a pair — pause and reset the press-and-screen roles.

• Limit attackers to two touches, then one.
• Add a third defender (4v3) to raise the difficulty.
• Award a point for any pass split between the two defenders.

• Make the grid bigger.
• Allow unlimited touches.
• Use one defender (4v1) to build confidence.

• Two-touch maximum for outside players.