The aim of this Practice is to support players to develop their understanding of Passing and Receiving to play forward. 2 players start with the ball from the blue zone and pass to the players outside the zone and move to the receiving zone A and F to receive on their backfoot into the space to pass to the outside players and follow their pass. Repeat sequence for 10-15 mins. Progress by adding a passing combination with teammates depending on your players ability levels and adapt numbers and area size to suit players and their needs.
Timing of Pass Body Shape and Position Scanning Weight of Pass Receiving Into Space Combination with Teammates Questions: Why is body shape and positioning important? What does that allow the player to achieve? why do we need to be conscious of the weight on pass? why would you combine a pass with a teammates? Which other ways can we break lines and play forward? Dribble, Switching play? how will that look like and when?
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