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Supporting and covering your teammates is a vital skill
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Supporting Teammates

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Written by Dave Clarke

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For a team to be successful, they must be able to support each other, covering for them when needed. They must be able to cover defensively when mistakes occur

Coaching Objectives

Players need to take responsibility to cover their teammates and then work as a unit to force play away from danger.  

 

Drill Setup

  • 20 Mins
  • 9 Players
  • 15x15 y

What the Players Do

Set up by using an area of 15 x 15 yards with 3 different coloured cones in each row but vary the order of colours.  Split your players into three teams of 3. Play begins when the…

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