Around & Through

Game makeup

1. 2 Teams of 5 (Blue and Red in this instance)
2. 4 wide players (Green)
3. Objective is to move the ball from one end of the pitch to the other
4. The team in possession are able to use the wide players
5. The game starts with 3 attackers in the box and 2 outside the box at either end
6. 5 defenders are in the box
7. Attackers (3+2 players) look to pass the ball through to their player on the other side of the box
8. If defenders win the ball then they have to reshape and attackers have to all be in the box

Rules

1. Push only no slap or hit passes

Scoring

1. Each end = 1 goal
2. More goals if you combine IN the box (1 per pass after 1)

Attackers

1. Motivate pre-scanning and drawing defenders
2. Pre-scan to identify where the cover defenders are
3. Move ball to space
4. Move body to space

Defenders

1. Press
2. Shape of press
3. Pressure instantly
4. 5 second recovery

1. Restart from the end of the pitch where the transgression occurred
2. Play in 2 minute increments

1. 5 balls for each team
2. Reduce size of playing area
3. Wall passes = 1 point (5 = goal)
4. Simplify the game by having fewer players trying to win the ball