THEME

5v5+6 Possession

DESCRIPTION OF PRACTICE (TECHNIQUE / SKILL)

A practice designed to improve players passing, awareness, decision making , and movement with transition

ORGANISATION
 Area: 50 x 40 metres
 5 Blues v 5 Yellows + 6 Reds
 Blue team aim to keep possession whilst combining with the Red players on the outside with
Yellow team defending aiming to win possession
 The two Red players on the outside when receiving a pass must first pass to the other
teammate and on passing the ball back into the area must swap positions. (as seen above)
 If Yellow team win the ball they now aim to keep possession with Blue team now
transitioning to defend
 Have a supply of footballs to keep the practice continually flowing
KEY FACTORS
 Quality and selection of pass – Back Foot
 First touch/Body shape
 Angles and Distance of support
 Width and depth – Penetrating Pass
 Communication
 Awareness of space and defender
 Positional play and understanding
 Transition to Defend – can we win ball back as quickly as possible
 Transition to Attack – width and depth as quickly as possible

NOTES
Demand high quality. If players of a high ability play two touch