POSITIONAL PLAYS
1.Drill
A. version
Objective: practicing diagonally supporting play
Task: 3 vs.1 positional play
Organization: 4 players, 1 ball, 4 buoys
Dimensions: 10×10 m. diamond
Duration: 5 min.
Rule: – The defender trades places with the player whom he dispossed of the ball and becomes an attacker.
- One must position to diagonally supporting play in both directions with reference to the ball possessor. Passing only on the side of the diamond.
B. version
Partial objective:
The player with the ball must move to defensive diagonal after passing!
C. version
Partial objective:
The player with the ball must move to attacking diagonal after passing!
2.Drill
Objective:
– mastering diagonally supporting play
Task:
– 3 vs. 1 positional play, players move along a line
Organization: 4 players, 1 ball, 4 buoys
Dimensions: 12×12 m.
Duration: 5 min.
Rule: – The defender trades places with the player whom he dispossessed of the ball and becomes an attacker.
- One must position to diagonally supporting play in both directions with reference to the ball possessor. Passing only to the side of the neighboring quadrant.
The diagrams illustrate three types of solutions:
– the A.version is base formation movement
– the B.version:
- After passing, sprinting to attacking diagonal
– the C.version:
- After passing, sprinting to attacking diagonal
3.Drill
Objective: practicing diagonally supporting play
Task: 3 v 1 positional play, with switching spaces
Instructions:
– If the ball „stalls” in the 1st space, then take the play to the 2nd space.
– The defender in the 2nd space can only step into the space if the attacking player already took possession of the ball.
– When the ball came into the 2nd space, then a player from the 1st space comes over here to play, so that a 3 v 1 play occurs.
Organization: 7 players, 1 ball, 7 cones
Dimensions: 2x10x10 m. diamond
Duration: 5 min.
4.Drill
Objective: the practicing of diagonally supporting play
inside and outside of formation
Task: Alternating, 3 v 1, or 4 v 1 positional play (gray cone’s space)
Instructions:
– The outside white players position themselves for diagonally supporting play to white cones, or lateral edge (of the diamond), or attacking edge to the ball, or relative to the inside white player.
– If the situation occurs, then the outside white player (1) may step into the gray space’s free spearhead, to bring about a 4 v 1 play. He may also step out of the space (3).
Organization: 7 players, 1 ball, 12 cones
- Switch roles every 2 minutes
Dimensions: 5x10x10 m. diamond
Duration: 6 min.
5.Drill
Objective: Ball possession in midfield via diagonally supporting play, prompting play from wing defender (A4) running
Task: 2 x 3 v 1 positional play, switching spaces, with help of outside supporting player (A4)
Instructions:
– 3 v 1 positional play in motion in 1st space. The ball is carried over to the 2nd space via the A4 player, in this instance, the wing defender running up and supporting from deep. The task can be performed the same way in the other direction as well.
Organization: 7 players, 1 ball, 8 cones
- Switch roles every 2 minutes
Dimensions: 2x10x10 m. Diamond
Duration: 6 min.
6.Drill
Objective: mastering diagonally supporting play
Task: 2 x 3 v 1 play with switching spaces
Rule: In both spaces, the players play on spearheads.
Organization: 7 players, 1 ball, 6 cones
Dimension: 2x10x10 m. diamond
Duration: 6 min.
7.Drill
Objective: Ball possession in midfield, practicing diagonally supporting play
Task: 5 v 2 positional play, hexagonally, with one inside player
Instructions:
– The outside players may only move from edge to edge
– If the inside player steps out of the space, then, depending on the position, a player steps into his position, or he stays outside
Organization: 7 players, 1 ball, 6 cones
- Switch roles every 2 minutes
Dimensions: 28×14 m.
Duration: 6 min.
8.Drill
Objective: Ball possession in midfield in a given space, with the help of players (A4) running up from deep
– Switch sides
Task:
- 3 v 2 play in a given space + two outside supporting players.
- Carrying ball over to black players’ baseline. If play „stalls”, then the two outside supporting players (A4) can be brought into play. Switching sides among the the supporting players is allowed.
- Organization: 7 players, 1 ball, 4 cones
- Switch roles every 2 minutes
Dimensions: 20×40 m.
Duration: 10 min.