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4v3 with a new ball straight after a goal
- 12 min
- 8–14 players
- 7v7
- 9v9
- 5v5
- Counter-attack
- Pressing & Regaining possession
Area about 40 x 30 m with a small goal at each end. The team with the ball gets an extra player, so it is always 4v3. After a goal or when the ball goes out, the coach plays a new ball straight in the other direction, so the team that just defended attacks with the overload and the other team has to switch at once. The drill trains transition, reaction time and using an overload. Progression: the team with the extra player gets at most five seconds to finish.
What the coach should look for
- Switch at once: the first pass forward.
- Four against three: use the width and the runs.
- Without the ball: the nearest player presses straight away.
- The reaction time after losing the ball should go towards zero.
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