The Game: 4 Red players attack 3 Blue players plus one keeper. When Red scores, the defenders win the ball, or the keeper makes a save; the attacking team (Red) now needs to have a player sprint back to become the goalie. The other 3 Red players’ stay on to defend. If the defenders (White) won the ball, they should play back to their keeper, this will allow for the attackers to transition to defender plus keepers.
Note: The goalie is pictured in Yellow to provide clarity. It is unnecessary to designate a certain player to play the goalie role.
Focus:
- Attacking- scoring goals, creating triangles to support the ball. The attackers’ should have a good opportunity to score goals on every possession. Can we get the “3rd man running”, overlap, wall passes?
- Defending- Limit the attackers options, defend in a triangle, and make play predictable for the goal keeper. Win the ball back.
Pictured Right: (White in Possession)
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| Possible Warm-up/1st Activity: | Progress to: |
|---|---|
| 3v1 plus Keepers | 5v3 plus 2 |
| Chain Passing | 5v5 Must be Over Half Field |
