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Attacking Defending

5v2 Positional Rondo

A Practice designed to improve players passing, decision making and positional play with transition.

Key objectives

Quality and selection of pass
First touch/Body shape /Back foot
Angles and Distance of support
Width and depth – Penetrating Pass
Awareness of space and defender
Patience in possession – no forced/rushed decisions
Transition to Defend – can we win ball back as quickly as possible
Transition to Attack – width and depth as quickly as possible

Organisation

Area: 20x25 metres
2 Blues + 3 Reds v 2 Yellows
Red Players - CB, CM, CF. Blue players – RB, LB
3 Red players (neutral) play through the middle of the area with the 2 Blue players (attacking) positioned on either side with the 2 Yellows (defenders) in the middle area trying to win the ball.
The Red players combine with the Blue players in an attempt to keep possession.
If Yellow players win the ball they now take up the positions of the Blue players while the Blue players must now transition to defend
Play for 3-4 minutes with a 30 second rest period
Have a supply of footballs to keep the practice continually flowing

Session details

Attacking
Defending

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