To switch play to the free side and to find the weak area of the opposition. This is the main goal of the exercise.
Two teams of 4 players each together with a free player and the goalkeeper are placed in a half pitch or a quarter pitch.
The defending team is a four players line, the attacking team is divided in 2 couples inside the cones squares.
The goalkeeper decides where he plays the ball (1 – left square here) and the defending team must take position with left back and left center player which will play 2 vs 2 against the attacking team (defenders are semi-active).
The attackers have to swith play to the free side directly (2) or playing with the free player (3) and then attack that side (4) after a fixed number of passes.
Both teams should be attackers or defenders.
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