Back 4 shifting round and controlling the line with midfielder screening infant of them. Back 4 of blue team staying on the edge of the penalty area and trying to defend the goal. To start with there will be just 4 defenders trying to defend against the 6 attackers and their main objective is try to stop them scoring through the middle and force them out wide. Coach will play the ball into Red midfield and attack will start, Soon as the attack finishes, a Coach will pass a ball into a full back, and he will pass the ball to winger, than receive a 1-2 in space and cross the ball in for strikers and midfielders to join in and attack. Soon as one side crosses the ball, coach passes the ball into other side winger has to do a one two than cross it in again. After that Blues have to push up to the line asap and other 6 attackers will be ready to attack. When blue defenders win the ball, they have to play to pass to pass the ball between each other and try to hit the channel ball at the right time.Have another 4 defenders ready behind the goal and after 5 times, they change and take a breather.- 1st Progression Exactly the same, but soon as the crosses finish, now 1 yellow player dribbles the ball through the middle and 2 wingers on the side and strikers can participate to make it 5vs4. When it is open play and opposition midfielder is breaking through the middle, whether we can still defend and force them out wide.Player driving through has to drive all the way into midfielder line and this attack has to finish within 20 seconds.- 2nd Progression Now, put midfield 4 and 2 strikers in, and have 10 red players playing against the 8 defenders.
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This practice has no progressions
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