Play Starts on the Coach's command, and the two players with a ball each pass to a teammate.
2. In the inside area:Players perform a 4vs2 skill practice in which the attack-ers try to keep the ball away from the defenders for one minute.
3. In the outside area, players practice their passing technique as follows:
1. Player 1 passes the ball to target player 1, then runs foward to receive a pass before passing to attacker 2 and following the pass to become player 2
2. Player 2 receive the ball, passes to target player 2, receive the return pass, and then passes to player 3 and follows that pass. Players continue this pass-receive-pass- follow sequence around the square for a specific amount of time.
Inside Area:
Assume early, quick support position to be accesible for passes. when passing the ball, use only one or two touches if possible.
Disguise passes and use both feet and various body surfaces to release and receive passes.
Outside area
Pass over distances of 5 to 10 yards (or meter) when passsing to target players and 20 yards when passing to the next receiver.
Turn after receiving a pass at one of the corners of the square playing area.
pass with both feet and various foot surface and occasionaly use disguise.
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