40x30m area
10 metre zone at the end for the 2 defenders and attackers as per shown above
Formation 2-3-1
Objective to combine through combination play to get someone in the middle zone facing forward attempting to play the st direct or through combo.
Goals located as shown above
Can only travel into next zone when playing a forward pass.
Bosy position to face forward.
Check in and out
Checking shoulder to know what is behind you
Progression
St can roam free in top 2 zones to make it more difficult to overload.
Players can run with the ball through zones also
Rotating players positions
Less players alter pitch size and alter formation most relative to game days
More players pitch size and make it back 3
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