• - Split into 2 zones horizontally and 2 zones vertically
• - 2 small gate goals set up on wing to force blue team to attack wide and also encourage switch of play and challenge defending block movement.
• - Maintaining an even distance and encourage to set compact when defending and expanded wide when attacking
• - Area before the yellow line will create an overload situation and encourage blues to controlled passing with a 7v2 situation
• - Front 2 stay compact
Objective
1. Coach how to shift the defending block and communicate to move as a unit.
2. Coach team how to compact the field
3. Coach defending deep and inviting pressure and maintaining shape
Progression
• - Replace small goals with bigger goals and goalkeeper or one bigger goal and have a SSG.
• - Restrict touches to 2 or 3 to encourage off ball movement, scanning and quick passing
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