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Around The Square

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Aim/Focus

  • To practice evasion techniques, attacking and defending.

How to Play

  • Using a square of 15m x 15m with a player on each corner and two players in the center.
  • Two players on the corner start with a ball each, one player in the center is an attacker and the other is the defender.
  • The attacker receives the ball from one of the corner players and attempts to pass it to a player on the corner who doesn’t have a ball. The defender tries to disposes the attacker and block their pass.
  • The attacker then receives the other ball from another player and the exercise is repeated.
  • Roles are reversed after 1minute

Progression

  • Add in two tacklers with tackle bags who try prevent the attacker from making a successful pass

Equipment

  • Footballs
  • Cones
  • Whistles