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Attacking Defending

2 v 2 + 5 Bumper Possession

A Practice designed to improve players passing, angles , movement and finishing with transition to defend.

Key objectives

Quality and selection of pass – Back Foot
First touch/Body shape
Angles and Distance of support
Width and depth – Penetrating Pass
Awareness of space and defender
Communication and Movement
Finishing
Transition to Defend – can we win ball back as quickly as possible
Transition to Attack – width and depth as quickly as possible

Organisation

Area: 16 x16 metres
2 Blues v 2 Yellows + 5 Red (neutral player)
2v2+1 inside the area with bumper players on the outside that move freely up and down along their end line area.
In order to score, team in possession must use their end line bumper player.
The neutral player can’t score and plays only for team in possession
Bumper players and neutral player start play with two touch, encourage to play one touch
Outside bumper players to switch every 2 minutes
If team scores, game restarts with opposite team
Have a supply of footballs to keep the practice continually flowing

Session details

Attacking
Defending

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