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Lateral Leading Under Pressure

Skills

Preliminary Moves & Passing, Defensive Moves.

Purpose

Defenders quickly close-down and pressure the passer, while attackers pass around a close-marking defender.

Difficulty

Medium

Groups of

4

Balls/grp

1

Cones

4

Opp. tops

1

sorry

Visible opposition strip: 1

Setup
Split into 4's and mark out playing space for each, with (A & C) about 3m apart. Groups choose a defender (D), and 3 attackers (A /B / C) with (C) doing to work.
Step 1
(B) has the ball. (D) assumes preferred defensive stance. (C) bounces around before a lateral lead to accept the pass.

(C) can only run sideways from cone-to-cone, however can dodge to shake (D)

(D) attempts to intercept - start at 50% intensity, then build.

(C) concentrates on a balanced landing for next pass
Step 2
(D) must pressure the passer (C), who tries to find (A).

Consider using a bounce pass, or overhead pass

(D) attempts to tip if they can read the pass

(A) can only take 3 steps to receive
Step 3
(A) throws a long shoulder pass back to (B) to complete the loop.
Step 4
Repeat for 45-60 seconds, then rotate roles.

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