Overload, 6v6 using either 3 phases of play or two depending on how many players that you have, 1 Defender 2 Midfielders and 2 attackers for example and the opposing team sets up the same, for the first few minutes a midfield player cannot join the attack once they have completed a successful pass to the attack.Now if a midfield player plays a pass to the attacker they can join the attack in an attempt to score, creating an overload and a better chance of getting a shot off against the only defender, the coaching point in this drill is to look at the goalkeepers positioning before releasing the shot, and using the coaching points from the previous drills and taking them into the final drill.
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