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Attacking Defending

Small Sided Game 3 v 3 Killer Pass

A Practice designed to improve player’s technique, decision making and passing.

Key objectives

Quick reactions from standing position
When in possession, create space and a team….angles and distance of support
Be Positive attack the opposition as quickly to create scoring opportunities (Killer Pass)
If possession is lost transition to defend…can we win the ball back

Organisation

Area 20 x 30 metres
Player positioned at 3 stations – Middle of the pitch and at each corner, 1 player come out from each station at a time, to create 3 v 3
Each team has 3 small goals to score in and is encouraged to make killer pass into goals when opportunity arises
Game continues until goal is scored or ball goes out of play. Players return to their station and go to the back of the group.

Session details

Attacking
Defending

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