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Over-the-Gap
Drill
Purpose:
To practice
aerial and long passing, possession play and controlling skills.
Procedure:
An area
60x30 yards is divided into thirds; four attackers versus two
defenders play in each of the final zones. All groups must
remain in their own respective zones. On the signal, one of the
sets of four attackers play two-touch soccer while looking for
the opportunity to play the ball over the gap to one of the four
players in the other end zone. The defending players must try to
block or intercept the passes.
Development:
(a)
Condition play to two-touch or one-touch passing, and only allow
players to pass a long ball after a certain number of passes has
been achieved.
(b) One or two extra defenders can be situated in
the "no-man's-land", thereby increasing the difficulty for the
players in making the long ball pass. |
