Use this fun training session to encourage your players to take quick throw-ins in order to catch your opponents off guard and create scoring chances
Quick throw-ins can catch the opposition off guard especially in the attacking half of the pitch. If teams only have one player who can throw the ball in, it takes time to always wait for him to move from wherever he is on the pitch. It is also good for using the correct technique under pressure.
Use an area of 50x40 yards with two 8x8-yard boxes on each side, 10 yards in from the goal line. We’ve used 14 players. You need balls, bibs, cones and two goals.
Split the teams into two teams of seven – two players are in boxes either side of the goal they are attacking; one player is in goal and the rest are in the main area. To score a team must pass to one of the boxed players, who catches or picks up the ball and quickly looks to take a throw-in using the correct technique. The attacking team is looking to create a scoring opportunity before the defending team can get organised.
This is all about encouraging players to improve their quick throw-ins as a tactic to gain an advantage over the opposition.
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