Players learning to make decisions (continued)
Using Colours
In this practice there are 3 sets of 3, i.e. 3 yellow, 3 blue, 3 red all within an area, no smaller than 20m square.
Two footballs, in the diagram, yellow 1 and red 3 start in possession.
All players keep moving around the area all the time
Practice 1
To begin, players pass to any colour other than their own. So in the diagram red 3 passes to blue 1, yellow 1 will select either a red or a blue player.
Practice 2
To progress, players pass to their own colour, get a return pass and then first time lay off to another colour.
So in the diagram yellow 1 passes to yellow 2, runs forward to position X for a return pass before laying off (first time) to blue 3.
OTHER ALTERNATIVES
Practice 3
Players pass to the nearest/or furthest player who is not their colour
Practice 4
Players must run or dribble past one of their own colours before passing to another colour
COACHES CAN UTILISE OTHER VARIATIONS, BUT SHOULD INSIST ON THE OBJECTIVES LISTED AT THE END OF THE LAST EXERCISES.
