Post Up And Get Ahead
Objective – creating overheads and scoring
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- 5v5 but use substitutes if necessary to keep more players involved.
- All subs from the halfway line.
- Try a long narrow pitch
- Provide loads of time for planning and tactics.
- Keep the sections of the game short and award points accurately (in fact make them award their own)
- Standard goals get 3 points.
- If a player passes the ball and then runs ahead +1 point (leading ahead)
- If they do that and another player drops in as a guard +1 point
- Forward first fast
- Transition
- Effort
Notes
- STOP – Players leading towards the ball for a pass as it compresses the amount of space – instead stretch the game; this means attackers starting at a distance away from the ball carrier, before leading back towards the ball if appropriate.
- To create chances for a player to lead ahead teammates need to offer a pass to the player on the ball – “post up”
Share the captaincy of each team around so that every player has the opportunity (and responsibility to run one team talk during the session).
- . Offer a bonus point for anyone posting up.
- It is even better when the team substitute shouts out and scores every great post up. That way players are all working out what ‘good’ looks like.
- Leading ahead is not intuitive for players who have spent time playing in fixed positions. Emphasise its importance by adding double points for a lead ahead.
- Ask what it looks like when an individual player is playing well in this game and what it looks like when a team are playing well.
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