Organisation

Diagram 1. Set-Up Arrangement

Set-Up

• Using a 15x15yrd grid arrange 4 attackers and 1 defenders in the middle of the grid. Assign each of the attacking players a number (i.e. 1-4).

Instruction(s)

• The 4 attackers attempt to keep possession of the ball by passing amongst themselves. The attackers can only pass to the next player in sequence. For example only player 1 can pass to player 2, player 2 to player 3 and so on.
• The 1 defenders attempt to intercept the football or force the attackers into misplacing passes outside the grid. The game continues until the defender has won possession of the football 3 times.
• First pass is free (i.e. uncontested).
• Once the last play in the sequence has possession of the ball they pass the ball back to the first player in the sequence (i.e. player 1 passes to player 4).
• A1 has to pass to A2.
• A2 then looks up and has to find player 3 (A3) to pass to.
• A3 has to pass to A4, and so on.

Scoring

• Identify a specific number of consecutive passes the attacking team needs to complete before a point is scored (for example; 7).