should keep his screening position in any case and must not leave his position to the left (G).
The ball may be passed to only if a diagonal pass is possible (green zone). If stand in a line (red zone), and .
A3.3 Preparatory exercise 3: Playing tricky passes
Setting:
- The two foremost defense players (
and ) initially stand at the 9-meter line.- The pivot and the respective defense player (
and ) start at the 7-meter line.(Figure 1)
Course:
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(A).-
should move a bit to the left, towards , so that must sidestep towards the outer side in order to adjust his position (B).-
tries to break through to the inner side (C) (figure 2).→
should take care that his throwing hand is never blocked so that he can play a pass anytime.-
should try to prevent a breakthrough to the inner side by all means (D).-
behind his head (E) (figure 3).(Figure 2)
(Figure 3)
should take care not to collide with the defense player (offensive foul). When passing the ball, the player should only rotate his shoulder and arm.
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leaves his screening position next to , runs to the left, picks up the ball (figure 4), and shoots at the goal (E).(Figure 4)
should keep his screening position for a long time nevertheless and must not start too early, as otherwise the ball will be passed towards his back.
- Afterwards, the players repeat the course on the other side.
may take a short break; (F).A3.4 Implementation: Interaction of the back position players with the pivot
Setting:
- Define the playing field with four cones as shown in the figure.
- The players play 4-on-4.
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defend at the 9-meter line.-
is allowed to move within the zone between the cones only.-
, and must not run behind the defense line (second pivot).Course:
- The players further develop the passing variants they practiced before.
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plays the initial pass to , who moves to the left and then starts a 1-on-1 action (A).→ While doing so, he should check whether
is in a good position to receive a pass (B).- If a pass to the pivot is not possible,
(C).-
should now clearly move to the right and may potentially pass the ball