Ball starts in the middle, minimum of 2 passes made on the outside of the circle then ball can be played in to and attacker. Defenders must try to mark attackers to stop a pass, attackers must try to lose their defender in order to receive a pass. If defenders intercept the ball they must try to play it out to a player on the outside of the circle.
DEFENDING Front-mark in this area of the field so the Attacker does not have time to receive the ball in a dangerous space. Defender should be closer to the ball than the Attacker, and slightly on the inside of the field towards the Center Line. Keep body âside-onâ, so shoulders are open to both ball position and attacker Defender should always know where the attacker is, so must continually check and recheck visually to make sure positioning is correct. Maintain an appropriate distance from the attacker (the closer they are to the ball, the closer defender should be). ATTACKING Although this drill is designed for defenders to work on marking, attacking players should challenge the defence by creating dynamic off-ball movement and interchange. Attackers should be looking off-ball at the other forwards, and move accordingly.
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