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A fun game that works on defensive pressure, communication, and offensive ball movement
Set Up
Put 5 defenders inside the crease and 5 offensive players outside the crease. On coaches first whistle, the offense will jog around the cage clockwise, and the defense will jog around the cage (inside the crease) counter clockwise. On coaches 2nd whistle, they will roll a ball out on the perimeter. The play is live, and the rule is we always want the defense to double team the player going for the ball. The offense must break out to space and support the teammate who’s going for the ball and will be double teamed.
The objective is for the offense to move the ball quickly to backside, to get a good high quality shot. The defense wants to pressure the offense enough to now allow the ball to get backside, and eventually get them back to neutral. Play until the offense scores, or the defense successfully clears the ball to midfield.
Coaching Points and Principles
- Offense – Get the ground ball, run away from pressure and find a teammate quickly! Adjacent teammates must support
- Defense – Pressure, pressure, pressure. Keep on the offense as much as possible, and communicate through the sliding/rotations.
Progressions
- Have the defense try to shut off the adjacent first pass after the GB
