each team has 2 servers at the end of the pitch. If a ball is passed into these players, they can pick up a serving ball (soft ball to avoid lots of heading of hard footballs) and throw in for attacking headers.
If defenders win the ball, a hard football is thrown to place they control ball and play continues.
This session can focus on attack or defending.
Attack Key Points:
- fast, movments running on to ball
- Respond to each other
- timing of run
Defence:
- shape to see both player and the ball
- first player attacks the ball
- supporting players get near to cover 2nd balls
in more ways than one
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in more ways than one
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