- Two teams of 4 + 2 central players - Def. team of 4 presses to win possession - When Def. team wins possession must transition to outside of grid - Att. team meets in middle before transition to defend - Teams score point by winning possession - Count passes or # of times possession won Progressions: - Split field in half - Give the team that loses possession a set number of seconds to win the ball back/ make defending team have to play out in opp. half
- Communication - Pressure - Speed of closing, position - Support - Def. team shape, prevent thru - Win ball back immediately
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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