SETUP: - 35-30 area, mini goals, pinnies, cones - Area marked for 35x10yd box and 35x20yd box - Mini goals at far end of 20yd box, line marked halfway in 20yd box - 2 Target players (red) start with ball - Attacking team (green) plays 4v2 against defenders (blue) in 10yd box looking to break out after combingin for 3 passes - Defending team looking to protect the goals behind them and the line in the 20yd box - Attackers can shoot from anywhere. Defenders must remain in the box they started (10yd or 20yd) - Attackers; 3pts for goal, 2pts for crossing line. Defenders; 1pt for winning ball and connecting to a target player
COACHING POINTS: - Triggers; if there is pressure on the ball then team can begin to get tight. No pressure on the the ball then team must drop to protect the forward pass (i.e goals) - Good Possession; Drop & protect against the forward pass - Mistake by Attackers, backwards pass, bad touch...then team squeezes as pressure applied to the ball
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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