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Switching game: a player on each side

• 15 min
• 10–16 players
• 7v7
• 9v9
• 11v11
• Build-up play

Area about 40 x 30 m. One player from each team stands on each short side (outside players), the rest play in the middle, for example 4v4. The aim is to get the ball from one side to the other. When the team gets the ball to its outside player, that player steps into the game and the passer becomes the new outside player. One point when the ball has been switched to the other side. The cue for the team: when the ball is switched, someone in the middle makes a run through the centre. Progression: at most three passes before the switch, or press harder.

What the coach should look for

• Look at the other side before you receive the ball.
• Switch the play with pace and along the ground.
• When the ball is switched: a run through the middle.
• The outside player moves to meet the ball.

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