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Attacking Defending

Possession 3 v 1 with transition

A Practice designed to improve players passing, movement, decision making and transition to defending.

Key objectives

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

Organisation

Area: 12 x 12 metres
3 Yellows v 1 Blue
Yellows start with possession and try and keep ball from the Blue player
If the Blue player wins the ball, they can score by passing the ball through any of the 4 gates marked with Yellow cones, Yellow players must transition to defend and try and win the ball back

Session details

Attacking
Defending

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