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Attacking Defending

Small Sided Game 4 v 4 + 4 Possession

A practice designed to improve players passing, movement and decision making.

Key objectives

Create space (width and depth) as a team and individual
Head up when in possession looking to play forward at every opportunity
Create scoring opportunities though combination play (Wall passes, set up passes, third man runs)
Create space for shooting opportunities for you or a teammate
Quality finishing

Organisation

Area 30 x 20 metres
4 v 4 with 4 target players on the outside
Formation 1.2.1 both teams (Diamond Shape)
Target players cannot be tackled, can restrict them to one/two touch
Can add conditions such as to score players must finish on their first touch
Team that scores stays on and team that concedes changes with target players

Session details

Attacking
Defending

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