Anticipation and Tackling - Aerial Play in Midfield
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Duration:
- 30 min
Description
The drill starts with the blue team's goalkeeper launching a long ball to the center of the pitch towards one of their two teammates positioned there. - If a yellow team player wins the header, they must direct it to the side-forward so their teammate, located in the yellow square, tries to win it and then finishes the drill by scoring in the small goal located further ahead (without leaving the square that defines their area). If the blue player, who is trying to prevent the goal, tackles the ball, they can only pass to the teammate located in the square in the other half of the pitch so that the latter tries to exit their square with the ball and cross for their forwards to finish. - If a blue team player wins the header, they must direct it to the side-backward (flick-on) so their teammate, located in the blue square on the side, tries to exit the square dribbling the ball to cross from the cone to their forward teammates. If the yellow player succeeds in tackling the ball before their rival exits the square, they can pass to their teammate in the square located in the other half of the pitch so that the latter tries to score in the small goal located further ahead.
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