Create 4 teams with goals at either end 3 of the teams are possession teams and must keep their ball with passes all over the pitch. The spare team is the attacking team. They are free to win any ball from any of the 3 other teams and score at either end. If any of the possossion teams lose their ball, they can be helped by any other possession team to recover their ball back. Players must learn to talk to eachother during this drill, esspecially when they have lost possession to recover their ball back.
Possession Communication Hunting in packs Making chances when outnumbered
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