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Page 1: Game Training Phase Model Sessions - Three Colours SC and Transitioning (1 session). The same sequence is continued in the next cycle with Model Sessions 3. When the coach has exhausted

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co

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nd

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all

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lem

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stra

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phasi

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a T

rain

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laye

rs a

re p

layi

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and

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oach is

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serv

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if le

arn

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pla

ce (lit

tle o

r no

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achin

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lain

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he c

oach m

ust

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ind

ful o

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th S

purt

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thro

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his

sta

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ratio

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are

inju

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ne.

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per

manag

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of tr

ain

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load

s to

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id o

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train

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is e

ssentia

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of 7

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sess

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am

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min

ute

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am

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co

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s

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rain

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of ho

w y

ou c

an im

ple

ment

the s

ess

ions

in 6

-week c

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ycle

s are

base

d o

n t

he a

ssum

ptio

n t

hat

the w

eekly

tra

inin

g s

ess

ions

are

on T

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ays

and

Thurs

days

with

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his

cyc

le t

he ‘

tra

ina

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th

em

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ap

pear

in a

seq

uentia

l ord

er.

As

a c

onse

quence,

mo

re t

ime is

allo

cate

d t

o t

he m

ain

mo

ment

Ball

Po

ssess

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(3 c

onse

cutiv

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co

mp

are

d t

o B

all

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ssess

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pp

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(2 c

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sess

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and

Tra

nsi

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sess

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am

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eq

uence is

co

ntin

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in t

he n

ext

cyc

le w

ith M

od

el S

ess

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3.

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the c

oach h

as

exh

aust

ed

the 1

2 M

od

el S

ess

ions

then r

ep

eat

them

usi

ng

the ‘

step

up

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ptio

ns

outli

ned

in t

he M

od

el S

ess

ions

(bu

t o

nly

if

the

pla

ye

rs a

re r

ea

dy!)

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ainin

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no

ther

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tion:

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ry w

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week

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und

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the m

eth

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olo

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will b

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ble

to

desi

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cyc

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5.

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5.

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5.

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5.

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5.

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5.

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5.

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el S

essio

n 1

(c

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tra

l a

rea

s)

3.

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me

tra

inin

g c

om

po

ne

nt:

/&S

tart

ing

situ

atio

n:

two

grid

s A

& B

with

the p

laye

rs p

osi

tioned

as

sho

wn

in d

iag

ram

on t

he r

ight

/&T

he p

laye

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ust

sta

y in

their d

esi

gnate

d a

reas

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hey

pla

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grid

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gain

st 2

ora

ng

e o

pp

onents

(3

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must

try

to

get

one

pla

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into

grid

B

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rid

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llow

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w m

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re

/&O

ffsi

de a

pp

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in g

rid

B

/&W

hen t

he d

efe

nd

ers

win

the b

all

in g

rid

A,

they

can s

co

re in

tw

o s

mall

go

als

(o

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ack o

nly

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en r

est

art

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gre

ssio

n:

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dd

3rd

ora

ng

e p

laye

r in

grid

A,

#3

yello

w n

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eith

er

pass

es

or

drib

ble

s w

ith

ball

into

grid

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o c

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a 4

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5.

Att

ac

kin

g M

od

el S

essio

n 2

(w

ide

are

as)

1.

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rm-u

p:

pa

ssin

g e

xe

rcis

e

/&P

laye

rs in

their g

am

e p

osi

tions

(see d

iag

ram

)

/&R

ight

sid

e p

laye

rs (ye

llow

) and

left s

ide p

laye

rs (o

rang

e) o

pp

osi

te o

f o

ne a

no

ther

but

no

t in

terf

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with

each o

ther

/&M

inim

um

2 p

laye

rs in

the p

osi

tions

#3

& #

4

/&I

n c

ase

of b

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er

num

bers

: se

t up

a s

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r o

rganis

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n o

n t

he o

ther

win

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the s

am

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pp

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irectio

n t

ill #

11

ora

ng

e

pass

es

the b

all

ag

ain

to

yello

w #

3)

/&A

ll p

laye

rs fo

llow

their p

ass

to

the n

ext

po

sitio

n b

ut

only

on t

heir o

wn t

eam

/&i.e

. A

fter

pass

5 t

o o

rang

e #

4,

yello

w #

7 g

oes

to t

he p

osi

tion o

f ye

llow

#3

(s

am

e fo

r o

rang

e #

11

: to

po

sitio

n #

4).

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tart

with

pre

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patt

ern

(as

sho

wn)

/&I

ntr

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uce a

2nd

(3

rd?) p

att

ern

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gre

ssio

n:

/&N

ow

yello

w p

ass

es

with

pass

ive r

esi

stance o

f o

rang

e:

cho

ose

the r

ight

op

tion

dep

end

ing

on t

he d

efe

nsi

ve p

osi

tionin

g o

f th

e o

pp

osi

ng

pla

yers

(th

is o

ptio

n is

fo

r ad

vanced

pla

yers

only

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ac

kin

g M

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el S

essio

n 2

(w

ide

are

as)

2.

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sit

ion

ing

ga

me

: 7

v 4

!2

grid

s o

f ap

pro

xim

ate

ly 3

0m

x 3

0m

(A

& C

) se

para

ted

by

a g

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of 5

m x

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re n

eutr

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ho

alw

ays

pla

y w

ith t

he t

eam

in p

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ess

ion;

one in

grid

B t

he o

ther

in t

he g

rid

where

the p

osi

tionin

g g

am

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akes

pla

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(see d

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in B

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op

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(left;

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far)

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all

thro

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h

pro

per

po

sitio

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rang

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ins

the b

all

in g

rid

A,

they

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try

to

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to

#9

in g

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go

alk

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at

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ello

w p

laye

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ass

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the b

all

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, th

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oach im

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ly s

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ball

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5.

Att

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ac

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g M

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el S

essio

n 2

(w

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are

as)

3.

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g c

om

po

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nt:

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hre

e g

rid

s A

, B

and

C a

s sh

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n in

dia

gra

m o

n t

he r

ight

!I

n g

rid

A,

#1

1 y

ello

w a

nd

an o

rang

e d

efe

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er

(#1

2); #

5 y

ello

w is

po

sitio

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o

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ide t

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rid

with

ple

nty

of b

alls

!I

n g

rid

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#9

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ello

w #

2 o

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2 &

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ball

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esp

ectiv

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#7

& #

11

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2-7

and

#5

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must

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the o

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ers

in t

heir r

esp

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rid

s th

roug

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er

beats

the d

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1 v

1 (si

tuatio

n 1

)

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er

pla

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wall

pass

with

#9

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5.

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ac

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(w

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are

as)

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end

s o

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f th

e

defe

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er. T

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need

to

help

the p

laye

rs d

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lop

their a

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ness

and

in

sig

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to s

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5.

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2;

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; 1

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s th

e b

all

mo

ves

the o

rang

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ttackers

must

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s a u

nit

too

, keep

ing

their

rela

tive d

ista

nces

the s

am

e

!A

fter

pass

1 t

hey

must

be in

the p

osi

tions

ind

icate

d b

y th

e d

ott

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arr

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s in

dia

gra

m A

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e #

7 m

ust

be in

a p

osi

tion w

here

they

can p

ress

ure

bo

th #

4 a

nd

#8

yello

w

when t

he b

all

is o

n t

he o

pp

osi

te s

ide (e.g

. w

ith y

ello

w #

2)

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very

new

pass

all

four

ora

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ad

just

their p

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and

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e o

f p

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ctio

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n c

oach’s

call

(#3

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w t

o #

4;

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to

#5

etc

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uce a

seco

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stead

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seq

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te t

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ur

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with

ano

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5.

Dis

turb

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el S

essio

n 1

2.

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sit

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ga

me

: 7

v 4

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grid

of ap

pro

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ly 4

0m

x 4

0m

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nd

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w

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7-9

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in t

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2 p

osi

tioned

on t

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pp

osi

te b

ack li

ne (se

e

dia

gra

m o

n t

he r

ight)

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laye

rs a

s m

uch a

s p

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in t

heir g

am

e p

osi

tions

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1 y

ello

w s

tart

s th

e g

am

e a

nd

yello

w m

ust

try

to

pass

the b

all

on t

he

gro

und

to

#2

2

!#

22

must

pass

the b

all

back t

o #

1 w

ho

must

catc

h t

he b

all

insi

de t

he 6

yard

bo

x

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f th

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, #

1 s

tart

s ag

ain

(1

po

int

for

yello

w)

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ins

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all

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or

3 p

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ts fo

r a g

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f #

1 y

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all

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med

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ly

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es

a b

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3

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s eve

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ctio

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all

to #

2-3

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5

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laye

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all

acro

ss t

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eam

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try

to

win

the b

all

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f o

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ins

the b

all

“att

ack t

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nd

try

to

sco

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ttem

pt

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).

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rang

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all

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as

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rt”

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ss t

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laye

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laye

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lose

st t

o t

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all

and

leave

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h a

re t

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5.

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2

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5

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3

9

4

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essio

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gre

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he b

all

has

cro

ssed

the h

alfw

ay

line o

f th

e g

rid

, ye

llow

can n

ow

sco

re b

y p

ass

ing

thro

ug

h o

ne o

f th

e t

wo

gate

(s) p

osi

tioned

on t

he b

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tio

n 1

(d

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B):

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wo

5m

gate

s o

n t

he w

ing

s: t

his

invi

tes

yello

w t

o p

lay

out

usi

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their full-

backs.

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he c

oach fo

cuse

s o

n c

oachin

g o

rang

e h

ow

to

pre

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rup

t th

is

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(d

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m g

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(d

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C): t

his

invi

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yello

w t

o p

lay

out

usi

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their

centr

al d

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nd

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. T

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s o

n c

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g o

rang

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to

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se

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the t

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the c

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and

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5.

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1.

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po

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out

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eep

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on e

ach b

ack li

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a 1

0m

x 1

0m

grid

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tart

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am

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llow

team

who

must

try

to

pass

the b

all

into

the

hand

s o

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n t

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all

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if o

rang

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ins

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all

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very

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5

19

18

148

6

13

10

7

1

9

11

16

Ste

p u

p/S

tep

do

wn

:

!F

ree/lim

ited

to

uches

for

yello

w

!F

ree/m

inim

um

num

ber

of p

ass

es

befo

re y

ello

w c

an p

lay

to #

1

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uccess

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Dis

turb

ing

an

d P

ressu

rin

g M

od

el S

essio

n 2

4.

Tra

inin

g G

am

e (

Op

tio

n 1

):

!C

ontin

uin

g fro

m t

he g

am

e t

rain

ing

exe

rcis

e o

n t

he p

revi

ous

pag

e:

! !""#$%*!,H%<!*(%>%:#)'*%+#@%!K!@B%(;&&!((+;"%:,((%)'*#%*0!%0,'/(

of th

e g

oalk

eep

er

!O

rang

e g

ets

2 p

oin

ts fo

r eve

ry p

ass

thro

ug

h o

ne o

f th

e t

wo

gate

s

3

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6

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5.

Dis

turb

ing

an

d P

ressu

rin

g M

od

el S

essio

n 2

4.

Tra

inin

g G

am

e (

Op

tio

n 2

):

!8

v 8

+ g

oalk

eep

ers

on ¾

of a full

pitc

h (b

ox

to b

ox)

div

ided

by

the h

alfw

ay

line

!T

he c

oach’s

fo

cus

is o

n t

he o

ran

ge

team

with

reg

ard

s to

dis

rup

tin

g/

pre

ssu

rin

g t

he y

ello

w t

eam

’s a

bility

to

pla

y o

ut

fro

m t

he b

ack

!T

he o

rang

e t

eam

must

pre

ssure

yello

w a

s early

as

po

ssib

le a

nd

try

to

win

th

e b

all

back in

the y

ello

w t

eam

’s h

alf.

Eve

ry t

ime t

hey

succeed

in w

innin

g

po

ssess

ion in

the o

pp

osi

tion h

alf

they

will r

eceiv

e o

ne b

onus

po

int

!T

he o

ffsi

de r

ule

ap

plie

s

3

2

4

5

19

14

8

6

13

10

7

1

9

11

16

1

20

18

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to

inte

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uccess

| C

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De

fen

din

g/r

ec

ap

turi

ng

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 1

(zo

ne

de

fen

din

g)

1.

Wa

rm-u

p:

!T

wo

grid

s (A

and

B) are

po

sitio

ned

as

sho

wn in

the d

iag

ram

!G

rid

A is

10

m -

15

m lo

ng

and

pitc

h w

ide.

Grid

B is

ap

pro

xim

ate

ly 2

0m

long

and

als

o p

itch w

ide

!G

rid

s A

and

B a

re d

ivid

ed

by

a li

ne o

f 3

x 2

co

nes

of d

iffere

nt

co

lours

po

sitio

ned

acro

ss t

he w

idth

of th

e p

itch

!T

he p

osi

tion o

f th

e c

ones

must

be e

xactly

as

sho

wn in

the d

iag

ram

1.

Blu

e c

ones;

wid

th o

f th

e p

enalty

bo

x

2.

Red

and

yello

w c

ones;

sid

elin

e-c

entr

al a

xis

!F

our

yello

w d

efe

nd

ers

#2

, 3

, 4

and

5 p

osi

tion t

hem

selv

es

in g

rid

A,

spre

ad

b

etw

een t

he b

lue c

ones

at

an e

qual d

ista

nce

!F

ive (o

r m

ore

) o

rang

e p

laye

rs a

re p

osi

tioned

in g

rid

B,

spre

ad

acro

ss t

he w

idth

o

f th

e p

itch

!A

t th

e c

oaches

sig

nal,

the o

rang

e p

laye

rs s

tart

pass

ing

the b

all

in a

rand

om

o

rder/

dire

ctio

n

!A

s th

e b

all

mo

ves,

the y

ello

w d

efe

nd

ers

must

mo

ve a

s a u

nit

too

, keep

ing

their

rela

tive d

ista

nces

the s

am

e

!W

hen t

he b

all

go

es

to #

7 o

rang

e,

they

must

all

be b

etw

een t

he y

ello

w c

ones

!W

hen t

he b

all

go

es

to #

9 o

rang

e,

they

must

all

be b

etw

een t

he b

lue c

ones

A B

2

119

7

68

34

5

!W

hen t

he b

all

go

es

to #

11

ora

ng

e,

they

must

all

be b

etw

een t

he r

ed

co

nes

!W

hen t

he b

all

is p

laye

d b

ackw

ard

s (to

#6

or

#8

), t

hey

must

als

o m

ove

sl

ightly

fo

rward

Po

ints

of

att

en

tio

n f

or

Ora

ng

e:

!H

igh b

all

speed

!A

ccura

te p

ass

ing

!Q

uic

k c

hang

e o

f d

irectio

n

Chang

e d

efe

nd

ers

reg

ula

rly.

N T

O M

OD

EL S

ES

SS

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NTE

NT

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GE

RE

TU

RE

TU

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N

N

N

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DE

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TO

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L S

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5.

De

fen

din

g/r

ec

ap

turi

ng

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 1

(zo

ne

de

fen

din

g)

2.

Po

sit

ion

ing

ga

me

:

!2

grid

s o

f ap

pro

xim

ate

ly 1

5m

wid

e a

nd

10

m lo

ng

(A

& C

) se

para

ted

by

a g

rid

of

15

m x

5m

(B

)

!7%<@#;:(%#+%8%#;*L!"/%:",B!@(%)'%!,&0%<@)/

! !""#$6%&#'()(*)'<%#+%*0!%/!+!'/!@(%45E7E8E96%)'%<@)/%M

!T

he c

oach s

tart

s th

e g

am

e b

y p

ass

ing

the b

all

to a

n o

rang

e p

laye

r in

grid

A

!O

ne y

ello

w d

efe

nd

er

(who

is c

lose

st) sp

rints

into

grid

A a

nd

chase

s th

e b

all

(4 v

1)

!O

rang

e c

om

bin

es

and

must

try

to

pass

thro

ug

h g

rid

B t

o a

blu

e p

laye

r in

grid

C (g

round

pass

only

!)

!T

he 3

yello

w d

efe

nd

ers

in g

rid

B m

ust

wo

rk a

s a u

nit

and

ad

just

their p

osi

tions

dep

end

ing

on t

he p

osi

tion o

f th

e b

all

Ste

ps u

p o

r d

ow

n:

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!=,N!%<@)/(%P%Q%R%(0#@*!@O"#'<!@%D)+%*##%!,(BO/)+L&;"*%+#@%*0!%,**,&N!@(G

!F

ree/lim

ited

to

uches

for

the a

ttackers

Re

ma

rk:

!E

nco

ura

ge a

ttackers

to

pla

y th

e k

iller

pass

into

the o

pp

osi

te z

one a

s o

ften

as

po

ssib

le

ABC

5

43

2

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De

fen

din

g/r

ec

ap

turi

ng

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 1

(zo

ne

de

fen

din

g)

3.

Ga

me

tra

inin

g c

om

po

ne

nt:

7 v

5

Org

an

isa

tio

n:

1/2

of

a f

ull p

itc

h

! !""#$%*!,H%&#'()(*(%#+%D4>E5E7E8E9G%/!+!'/(%S#',""B%,<,)'(*%#@,'<!%*!,H

(#

1-6

-7-8

-9-1

0 &

11

)

!T

he o

rang

e m

ust

try

to

sco

re b

y b

eatin

g y

ello

w’s

zo

nal d

efe

nsi

ve li

ne t

hro

ug

h

co

mb

inatio

n p

lay;

ind

ivid

ual a

ctio

ns

and

/or

runs

off t

he b

all

!T

hey

can u

se #

1 t

o c

hang

e t

he p

oin

t o

f att

ack

! !""#$%H;(*%(*#:%*0!H%CB%H#K)'<%,(%,%;')*%)'%*0!%/)@!&*)#'%#+%*0!%C,""

(‘b

all-

oriente

d d

efe

nd

ing

’) a

nd

pre

ssuring

the b

all

carr

ier

!T

he o

ffsi

de r

ule

ap

plie

s

Po

ssib

le C

oa

ch

es R

em

ark

s (

wit

h f

oc

us o

n y

ello

w):

!“

Keep

yo

ur

rela

tive d

ista

nces”

!“

Co

ver

each o

ther”

!“

Pre

ss t

he b

all

if yo

u c

an g

et

clo

se t

o it

!“

Dro

p a

s a u

nit

if yo

u s

ee o

rang

e is

go

ing

to

pla

y a b

all

behin

d t

he d

efe

nsi

ve li

ne”

!“

Mo

ve u

p if

the a

ttackers

pla

y th

e b

all

backw

ard

s”

!“

Co

mm

unic

ate

and

co

ach e

ach o

ther”

1

2

6

10

7

11

8

54

3

9

1

N T

O M

OD

EL S

ES

SS

CO

NTE

NT

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GE

RE

TU

RE

TU

RRRRRRRN

N

N

N

N

TO

MO

DE

L S

EN

TO

MO

DE

L S

EN

TO

MO

DE

L S

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SS

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5.

De

fen

din

g/r

ec

ap

turi

ng

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 1

(zo

ne

de

fen

din

g)

!I

f ye

llow

win

s th

e b

all:

try

to

pass

it in

to t

he h

and

s o

f th

e o

rang

e g

oalk

eep

er

who

m

ust

sta

nd

in t

he fro

nt

half

of th

e c

entr

e c

ircle

(o

ne a

ttem

pt

only

: if

yello

w lo

ses

the b

all

the a

ctio

n h

as

end

ed

)

!E

very

rest

art

fro

m t

he o

rang

e g

oalk

eep

er

"#$%!&'()*!+#''!&,-

./0#!1'2!#3$!&$1$)&$245

!N

arr

ow

the p

itch

!L

imite

d t

ouches

for

the a

ttackers

Pro

gre

ssio

n:

!8

v 6

/9 v

71

2

6

10

7

11

8

54

3

9

1

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uccess

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48

De

fen

din

g/r

ec

ap

turi

ng

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 1

(zo

ne

de

fen

din

g)

4.

Tra

inin

g g

am

e:

6 v

6

Org

an

isa

tio

n:

1/2

of

a f

ull p

itc

h

!F

orm

atio

n y

ello

w:1

-4-1

!F

orm

atio

n o

rang

e:

1-2

-3

!T

he o

rang

e g

oalk

eep

er

has

a d

ual r

ole

(‘jo

ker’

)

!O

ffsi

de r

ule

ap

plie

s

!T

he o

rang

e t

eam

must

sco

re in

the g

oal d

efe

nd

ed

by

yello

w #

1

!T

he y

ello

w t

eam

sco

res

by

pass

ing

into

the h

and

s o

f th

e o

rang

e g

oalk

eep

er

who

m

ust

catc

h t

he b

all

insi

de t

he fro

nt

half

of th

e c

entr

e c

ircle

!T

he

co

ac

h m

ust

foc

us o

n t

he

zo

na

l d

efe

nd

ing

of

the

ye

llo

w t

ea

m

If it

turn

s o

ut

to b

e e

asi

er

for

yello

w t

o s

co

re t

han it

is fo

r th

e o

rang

e t

eam

:

!L

imit

the n

um

ber

of to

uches

for

yello

w

1

2

6

10

7

11

8

54

3

9

1

210

1

11

1

8

5

43

9

7

6

N T

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NTE

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RE

TU

RE

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N

N

N

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L S

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DE

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5.

De

fen

din

g/r

ec

ap

turi

ng

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 2

(lo

ng

ba

ll -

2n

d b

all)

1.

Wa

rm-u

p:

pa

ssin

g e

xe

rcis

e A

!P

laye

rs in

the p

osi

tions

as

sho

wn in

dia

gra

m A

!T

hre

e o

r m

ore

pla

yers

at

the s

tart

ing

po

sitio

n (a) and

tw

o p

laye

rs a

t th

e n

ext

p

osi

tion (b

). A

t le

ast

one p

laye

r at

the o

ther

po

sitio

ns

(c &

d)

!T

he p

laye

rs p

ass

the b

all

in t

he o

rder

1-4

and

mo

ve t

o t

he n

ext

po

sitio

n

(a-b

-c-d

)

!T

he p

laye

r w

ho

receiv

es

pass

4 d

rib

ble

s b

ack t

o t

he s

tart

ing

po

sitio

n (5

)

!A

ltern

ate

fro

m le

ft t

o r

ight

Po

ssib

le C

oa

ch

es R

em

ark

s:

!“

Pass

pre

cis

ion a

nd

ball

speed

!“

Gra

dually

incre

ase

yo

ur

runnin

g s

peed

Pro

gre

ssio

n:

!T

he n

ext

ste

p is

mo

ving

back t

he p

laye

rs/c

ones

of p

osi

tions

(c) (s

ee d

iag

ram

B)

!P

ass

3 n

ow

beco

mes

a lo

fted

pass

that

pla

yer

(c) m

ust

head

or

volle

y to

pla

yer

(d)

B

cc

34

5

ab

b 1

2

d

d

aa

A

dd

c

b

b

c

aa

1

2

34

5

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De

fen

din

g/r

ec

ap

turi

ng

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 2

(lo

ng

ba

ll -

2n

d b

all)

2.

Po

sit

ion

ing

ga

me

: 4

v 2

wit

h 1

2 p

laye

rs

Org

anis

atio

n (se

e d

iag

ram

):

!3

ad

jacent

squar e

s (A

-B-C

) o

f 1

5m

x 1

5m

/20

m x

20

m

(dep

end

ing

on p

laye

r’s a

bility

)

!3

gro

up

s o

f 4

pla

yers

with

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of th

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ass

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ss g

rid

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o t

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lue t

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out

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5.

De

fen

din

g/r

ec

ap

turi

ng

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 2

(lo

ng

ba

ll -

2n

d b

all)

3.

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me

tra

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g c

om

po

ne

nt:

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anis

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50

m x

50

m p

itch d

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ed

by

a ‘

halfw

ay

line’

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dg

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a ‘

dual’

role

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e e

xerc

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aerial p

ass

to

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ass

m

ust

go

acro

ss t

he ‘

halfw

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in p

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alf

of th

e c

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(o

ne a

ttem

pt

only

: if

yello

w lo

ses

the b

all

the a

ctio

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as

end

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ora

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all)

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nd

ball)

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munic

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/offsi

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Natio

nal F

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tball

Curr

iculu

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The r

oad

map

to

inte

rnatio

nal s

uccess

| C

hap

ter

5 | P

ag

e 2

52

De

fen

din

g/r

ec

ap

turi

ng

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 2

(lo

ng

ba

ll -

2n

d b

all)

4.

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inin

g g

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e:

8 v

8

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anis

atio

n:

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pitc

h o

f ap

pr o

xim

ate

ly 7

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with

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oals

and

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a h

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e d

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ram

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rmatio

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ac

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v 8

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cuse

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5.

Tra

nsit

ion

ing

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 1

(B

P>

BP

O)

1.

Wa

rm-u

p:

pa

ssin

g e

xe

rcis

e

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co

nes

pla

ced

in a

15

m x

15

m s

quare

!6

pla

yers

div

ided

in 3

pairs

(diff

ere

nt

co

lours

) and

po

sitio

ned

as

sho

wn

in t

he d

iag

ram

!P

laye

rs p

ass

the b

all

in s

eq

uence (1

-4). P

laye

rs o

nly

run t

o t

heir o

pp

osit

e s

ide

(as

ind

icate

d b

y th

e d

ott

ed

lines)

after

pass

ing

!C

hang

e d

irectio

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eg

ula

rly

(pass

in o

pp

osi

te d

irectio

ns)

!“

Pre

cis

ion a

nd

ball

speed

A

1

2

3

4

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oo

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oad

map

to

inte

rnatio

nal s

uccess

| C

hap

ter

5 | P

ag

e 2

54

Tra

nsit

ion

ing

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 1

(B

P>

BP

O)

!N

ext

ste

p 4

pla

yers

perf

orm

the p

ass

ing

drill

while

2 p

laye

rs (o

ne p

air) d

efe

nd

p

ass

ively

(se

e d

iag

ram

B)

!T

he p

laye

rs n

ow

sta

y in

the s

am

e p

osi

tion

!O

n t

he c

oach’ s

call

(co

lour)

the p

air t

hat

are

‘d

efe

nd

ers

’ chang

e w

ith t

he p

air

that’s

been c

alle

d b

y th

e c

oach:

!‘

Fly

ing

’ chang

e o

ver;

no

/min

imal s

top

Po

ssib

le C

oa

ch

es R

em

ark

s:

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Imm

ed

iate

ly fo

cus

on y

our

new

task

!“

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w w

here

yo

u h

ave

to

pass

!“

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h p

air m

akes

the le

ast

mis

takes”

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gre

ssio

n (

ad

va

nc

ed

on

ly):

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eg

ula

rly

chang

e t

he d

irectio

n o

n t

he r

un (o

rienta

tion)

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laye

rs r

un t

o o

pp

osi

te c

one a

fter

pass

ing

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ast

er

chang

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f d

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the p

laye

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ble

to

tra

nsi

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nd

ad

just

imm

ed

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ly?

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5.

Tra

nsit

ion

ing

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 1

(B

P>

BP

O)

2.

Po

sit

ion

ing

ga

me

4 v

2 w

ith

8 p

laye

rs

!

8 p

laye

rs d

ivid

ed

in t

wo

gro

up

s o

f fo

ur

(yello

w a

nd

ora

ng

e)

!T

wo

ad

jacent

square

s o

f 1

0m

x 1

0m

/15

m x

15

m

(dep

end

ent

on a

bility

of p

laye

rs)

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(o

rang

e) v

2 (ye

llow

) in

one g

rid

; 2

yello

w w

aiti

ng

with

a b

all

at

the e

nd

of th

e

ad

jacent

grid

(si

tuatio

n A

)

!A

s so

on a

s o

rang

e m

akes

a m

ista

ke (in

terc

ep

tion y

ello

w o

r b

all

out

of g

rid

) th

e

gam

e m

ove

s to

the a

dja

cent

grid

(si

tuatio

n B

) usi

ng

the b

all

that

the t

wo

sp

are

p

laye

rs h

ave

!O

rang

e #

3 &

#4

can im

med

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ly p

ress

ure

yello

w #

1 &

#2

; th

is fo

rces

yello

w

#3

& #

4 t

o a

lso

make a

quic

k t

ransi

tion t

o B

P

!I

f o

rang

e m

akes

a m

ista

ke e

very

one g

oes

back t

o t

heir in

itial s

tart

ing

po

sitio

ns

in

situ

atio

n A

!#

3 &

#4

(o

f b

oth

team

s) a

re t

he ‘

shift

ing

’ d

efe

nd

ers

; sw

ap

with

#

1 &

#2

(o

f b

oth

team

s) e

very

tw

o m

inute

s

24

3

2

4

3

1

1

A B2

4

32

4

3

1

1

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Natio

nal F

oo

tball

Curr

iculu

m -

The r

oad

map

to

inte

rnatio

nal s

uccess

| C

hap

ter

5 | P

ag

e 2

56

Tra

nsit

ion

ing

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 1

(B

P>

BP

O)

3.

Ga

me

tra

inin

g c

om

po

ne

nt:

Transi

tionin

g B

P >

BP

O fo

r att

ackers

(ye

llow

) and

BP

O >

BP

fo

r d

efe

nd

ers

(o

rang

e)

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(ora

ng

e) o

n o

ne h

alf

of a full

pitc

h,

eve

ryo

ne in

their u

sual ‘

gam

e p

osi

tions’

!T

he b

lue g

oalk

eep

er

on t

he h

alfw

ay

line h

as

a d

ual r

ole

of p

layi

ng

fo

r b

oth

team

s in

BP

!T

he ‘

neutr

al’

go

alk

eep

er

start

s an a

ttack fo

r ye

llow

by

pla

ying

to

one o

f th

e

yello

w p

laye

rs.

As

long

as

the y

ello

w t

eam

is in

po

ssess

ion,

the g

oalk

eep

er

can

stay

invo

lved

as

an %/$A&0+

pla

yer

but

po

sitio

ned

in/a

round

the c

entr

e c

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(s

ee d

iag

ram

)

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5.

Tra

nsit

ion

ing

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 1

(B

P>

BP

O)

!W

hen o

rang

e w

ins

the b

all,

they

must

imm

ed

iate

ly o

pen u

p,

mo

ve in

to p

rop

er

BP

po

sitio

ns

and

try

to

pass

into

the h

and

s o

f th

e n

eutr

al g

oalk

eep

er

who

must

c

atc

h t

he

ba

ll in

sid

e t

he c

entr

e c

ircle

!T

he y

ello

w t

eam

must

try

to

avo

id t

his

by

quic

k t

ransi

tionin

g a

nd

pre

ssin

g t

he

ball

(see d

iag

ram

)

!A

fter

eve

ry s

eq

uence (att

ack y

ello

w;

co

unte

r att

ack o

rang

e) th

ere

is a

new

re

start

fro

m t

he n

eutr

al g

oalk

eep

er

!T

he c

oachin

g fo

cuse

s o

n t

he s

peed

of tr

ansi

tionin

g fro

m b

oth

team

s b

ut

ye

llo

w in

part

icula

r (B

P>

BP

O)

4.

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inin

g g

am

e

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he s

am

e o

rganis

atio

n b

ut

no

w a

s a n

on-s

top

gam

e w

ith ‘

co

achin

g o

n t

he r

un’

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po

ints

fo

r eve

ry g

oal s

co

red

by

yello

w;

1 p

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t fo

r eve

ry t

ime o

rang

e s

ucceed

s in

pass

ing

the b

all

into

the h

and

s o

f th

e n

eutr

al g

oalk

eep

er

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ffsi

de r

ule

ap

plie

s

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oo

ea

sy f

or

ora

ng

e:

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imite

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) o

nly

fo

r o

rang

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ase

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rea w

here

the n

eutr

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oalk

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atc

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all

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only

the b

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alf

of th

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11

7

10

3

2

16

11 9

4

5

18

6

8

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nal F

oo

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inte

rnatio

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uccess

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ter

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ag

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58

Tra

nsit

ion

ing

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 2

(B

PO

>B

P)

1.

Wa

rm-u

p:

pa

ssin

g e

xe

rcis

e

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ones

po

sitio

ned

as

sho

wn in

dia

gra

m.

Dis

tance b

etw

een t

he c

ones

5m

-10

m

dep

end

ing

on a

bility

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pla

yers

div

ided

in 3

gr o

up

s o

f th

ree (d

iffere

nt

co

lours

)

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ach g

roup

with

a b

all,

3-5

min

rand

om

pass

ing

and

mo

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in t

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rea

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ext

they

perf

orm

the p

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drill

sho

wn in

the d

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hang

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5.

Tra

nsit

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ing

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 2

(B

PO

>B

P)

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gre

ssio

n:

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pla

yers

perf

orm

the p

ass

ing

drill

wit

ho

ut

follo

win

g t

heir b

all,

while

3 p

laye

rs

(one g

roup

) d

efe

nd

pass

ively

(ye

llow

in d

iag

ram

B)

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n t

he c

oach’s

call

(co

lour)

the g

roup

that

are

defe

nd

ers

chang

e w

ith t

he g

roup

th

at’s

been c

alle

d b

y th

e c

oach:

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Fly

ing

’ chang

e o

ver;

no

/min

imal s

top

Po

ssib

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oa

ch

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em

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s:

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ed

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ly fo

cus

on y

our

new

task

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w w

here

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u h

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to

pass

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makes

the le

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mis

takes”

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gre

ssio

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ad

va

nc

ed

on

ly):

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e t

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ass

dire

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n t

he r

un (o

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hang

e d

efe

nd

ers

ro

les

at

rand

om

inte

rvals

Are

the p

laye

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to

tra

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nd

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just

imm

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ly?

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v 3

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d

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5.

Tra

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Mo

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5.

Tra

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Mo

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PO

>B

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a y

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grid

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t th

at

mo

ment

one o

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team

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all

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5.

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PO

>B

P)

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f o

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all

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f th

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sco

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the s

co

re is

1-0

and

the c

oach r

est

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am

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next

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