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Attacking Defending

6 v 3 + 1 Possession with transition

A functional practice designed to improve players passing, positioning and decision making with transition.

Key objectives

Quality and selection of pass
Body shape/First Touch/Back Foot
Disguise/Change of Direction/Rotation among middle players
Angles and Distance of support – positional play
Width and depth – Penetrating Pass
Awareness of space and defender
Communication between players
Transition to Defend – can we win ball back as quickly as possible

Organisation

Area: 20 x 20 metres
3 Blues & 3 Yellows v 3 Reds + 1 White (neutral). 2 Blue players play at either end of the grid (depth), and 2 Yellow players play either side of the grid (width), with both 1 Blue player and 1 Yellow player in the middle of the grid as seen above. White player to start in the middle to create 3 v 3 situations but has freedom to move within the area and is with team in possession.
Red players can free foam to attempt to gain possession of the ball.
If the Red players win the ball, they can score into any of the 4 goals, Blue and Yellow players must now transition to defend and try and win the ball back as quickly as possible.
Have a supply of footballs to keep the practice continually flowing with a high tempo

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Attacking
Defending

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