Spread the ball" and "Stop bunching" are two of the most common calls from the sideline. Save your voice for this weekend's game by working on your players' ability to find space with this movement to maintain possession session!
In order to improve your players' ability to find space in which to receive the ball we look at the give and go, getting players to lose their marker and by call for the ball when they're in space!
From start to finish your players will be working in pairs or groups of 3. This means they'll all get plenty of ball time - perfect for improving their passing and receiving on-the-run skills!
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