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LOGINPractice 1: Attack to defence
Your team has lost the ball – these practices will help sharpen their reactions to win it back.
WHY USE IT
These three practices create a session that will allow the players to work on their reactions to losing possession of the ball.
SET UP
Set up a circled area, with an additional smaller circle in the middle. The size of the two areas can be altered to change the level of difficulty. Split players into two teams. One team starts in possession and therefore each player has a ball. They are paired up with someone from the other team.
HOW TO PLAY
Players try to keep the ball away from their partner. If the defender wins the ball, they look to get it to the central area, while the player who just lost the ball attempts to win it back. If the defender gets the ball to the central area, they and their partner then go and help their team-mates; either to keep a ball or to win it. The practice ends when the defending team gets all the balls into the central area. Teams then swap their roles and the game is played again. The team who is quickest in getting all of the balls into the central area wins.
COACHING POINTS
- On losing possession, players need to react immediately and prevent the defender from reaching the central area with the ball.
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