Use two differen coloured goals for each team to attack. Each team attacks two diagonally opposed goals and defends the other two goals.
Progression Swap the goals that each team defends and attacks. Choose any of the four goals. Questions Which of the two goals is the best one to attack? The players shouls attack the goal that is defended by only one defender. To do so they should creat a 2v1 how can an attacker create a 2v1? The ball carrier can draw defenders and use movement, change of direction and passess to create space and an overload on an isolated defender. What are the tasks of the defending team? Defenders should concentrate on channelling the attackers into areas that are less threatening and allow an opportunity to dispossess.
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