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  • Attacking
  • 11 - 18

Playing Forward Under Pressure

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TanyaOxtoby

Written by Tanya Oxtoby

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We want to encourage players to play forward when the opportunity presents itself, and support play as quickly as possible. In this activity players will have a chance maintain possession in tight areas, and play forward as soon as the time is right

Coaching Objectives

This drill will work on players ability to maintain possession under pressure, create supporting angles early, and play forward to the target player when the time is right and support the forward pass. The defenders will be looking at making play as predictable as possible and transition forward themselves when they win the ball.

 

Drill Setup

  • 20 Mins
  • 8 Players
  • 4 target goals Goals
  • 3 yellow 3 blue 2 red Bibs
  • 30 x 30 y

What the Players Do

2 teams of 3 players (this can be varied depending on numbers) with a target player in the end zones for both teams. Practice starts always starts with the deepest target player who cant come out…

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