Exercise is focused on what attacking team do when they won the ball. Red team starts build up and try to score goal. Blue team try to win the ball and score the goal. Blue team when ball is won, focus on : scan the field for available space, try to use 2 touches max make the filed big - wingers run wide and high First option - counter attack(defence disbalanced). Try to find striker/wingers with through passes. Second option : build up(defence organized). Use combinations : find wingers for cross through passes to striker/wingers Important to take 18-20 m zone to win second ball to score goal/stop counter attack. After winger received the ball, striker, CAM and winger run to box. Another CAM takes responsibility for second ball
Red team have 15 sec for buil up Red team have to push all players to middle line of field to count the goal Red team can counter attack if they lost the ball and won it back again Blue team focus on counter attack(max 2 touches) when ball was won Make field big(high & wide wingers) Communication Create angles and space to receive pass Occupy 18-20 m zone during cross. Score goal from rebound/stop counter attack
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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