Possession drills for 7v7

The Guardiola grid. Four v four plus three neutrals in a zoned square: find the free man, play through the lines, use an overload you already have.

Few rules in youth football exist to teach rather than to regulate. The build-out line does, and most teams waste the space it hands them.

One condition removes the long ball: the pass has to go through the middle third. A 5v5 game that forces young teams to actually build an attack.