• Area 60x40yds, divided into thirds with central third divided in half
& appropriate size goals at each end, as illustrated.
• 16 players (incl. 2 GK’s), organised in two groups of 8, 2 balls.
• Practice starts with: 3v2 in each end third, plus 2 attacking MF
players for each team in each of two central safe zones, who remain
in their own half.
• MF’s can only provide one touch passes into A’s, through the screen
of their MF opponents.
• Objective of game is to pass through central zones
into A’s who look to link-up play & enter into goal scoring situations
Detail:
• Realistic defending in challenge areas.
• Communication between A’s & MF’s essential through recognising
signals & body shape.
• Encourage clever & inventive individual & combination plays by A’s.
• Range of passing skills (which may be disguised) to supply A’s.
• Simple progression for this practice is:
- When receivers are allowed to use 2 touches, D’s may press in
safe zones after opponents’ first touch.
• Challenges for players include:
- Quick play to open-up forward passing opportunities to A’s.
- A’s timing their movement.
- Combination & support play from front & behind in attacking areas.
- Receiving, passing, turning, dribbling & shooting skills.
- Shielding, passing & turning skills.
- Changing tempo of attacks.
- Playing in between opponents.
- Recognising & exploiting space in front & to side of D’s.
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