THEME

Possession 6 v 6 + 3

DESCRIPTION OF PRACTICE (TECHNIQUE / SKILL)

A Practice designed to improve players passing, angles of support, awareness and transition to defend

ORGANISATION
 Area : 40 x 24 metres
 Three teams, 6 Blues, 6 Yellows, 3 Reds (link up players)
 3 Red players play two touch and cannot be tackled
 4 corner players as seen in diagram above (2 Blue, 2 Yellow)
 Corner players limited to two touch, encourage one touch
 Supply of footballs ready, game to continually flow
KEY FACTORS
 Let the game flow freely, not too much stops, let the players make the decisions
 Both teams to play with diamond shape, with red players playing in between as seen in diagram above
– this creates a lot of angles in triangle and diamond shapes
 Quality of pass – weight and accuracy
 Body shape/First Touch/Back Foot
 Disguise/Change of Direction
 Communication
 Can teams play quick flowing football in possession?
 Transition to defend – on losing possession can team win it back as quick as possible?
 3 minute games with 30 seconds game, rotate corner players during break

NOTES
Coach must have good supply of footballs to keep game going quickly, this is an intense practice. Progress to 2
touch if players of good quality