Around & Through
Objective – Attackers have to pass the ball to either end
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Game makeup
- 2 Teams of 5 (Blue and Red in this instance)
- 4 wide players (Green)
- Objective is to move the ball from one end of the pitch to the other
- The team in possession are able to use the wide players
- The game starts with 3 attackers in the box and 2 outside the box at either end
- 5 defenders are in the box
- Attackers (3+2 players) look to pass the ball through to their player on the other side of the box
- If defenders win the ball then they have to reshape and attackers have to all be in the box
Rules
- Push only no slap or hit passes
Scoring
- Each end = 1 goal
- More goals if you combine IN the box (1 per pass after 1)
Attackers
- Motivate pre-scanning and drawing defenders
- Pre-scan to identify where the cover defenders are
- Move ball to space
- Move body to space
Defenders
- Press
- Shape of press
- Pressure instantly
- 5 second recovery
- Restart from the end of the pitch where the transgression occurred
- Play in 2 minute increments
- 5 balls for each team
- Reduce size of playing area
- Wall passes = 1 point (5 = goal)
- Simplify the game by having fewer players trying to win the ball
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