Youth
3. EXERCISE 3
6 + GK v 5( 15-18 minutes) Press to win ball & attack goal to score
Build out in possession to score on one of the mini goals for 1 point
Coaching Points:
- Triggers- When to approach- when ball is played
- How to approach / invade space- angle / cut off passing lane to one of the opponents
- How to approach / invade space- speed / under control to reduce space
- How to protect space in the middle / penetration through, 2-front offset to deny central penetration( backside 9 recovers underneath nearside 9)
- How to reduce space and numbers down to 2v2
- Transition to escape with ball- opposition reduce the space to win ball back
4. EXERCISE 4
Conditions:
- Ball won on opposition half of pitch is one point
- Ball played forward after winning the ball is an added point
- Goal scored off winning the ball in the opposition’ s half is 3 points
- Goal scored in the run of play is 2 points
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