Time: 10â Space: 25â40â Number of Players: Activity: 2 teams of 4 players + 3 Neutral players. Team from outside needs to use the neutrals to move the ball from one side to the other. If green Team recovers the ball, they between them or with the Neutral players while moving outside, yellow team pressures immediately to recover the ball as fast as they can.
Neutral players look for Space all the time.You need to be seeing the ball all the time, if not you need to adjust your position.Use 1 or 2 touches to keep the pace and surprise the opponent. Defensive Principles: 1 Defender puts pressure, another supports. The other defenders coverthe Space and remove passinglines.
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