Double 6 vs 3

Pitch: Mark out an area of 30 x 15 metres with cones and mark a 5 metre wide zone in the middle of the 30 metres, so that a left area, a middle zone and a right area are created.

Equipment: 8 cones, bibs in three colours, balls.

Players: Three teams of 6 players each; with smaller groups teams of four or five are also possible. One team stands in the left area, one team in the right area. The third team defends: 3 players start in the left area, the other 3 wait in the middle zone. The team in the left area has the ball.

• A 6 vs 3 is played in the left area, with each player of the team with the numerical advantage having a maximum of 2 touches.
• After a set number of passes the team with the numerical advantage tries to play the ball through the middle zone to the team in the right area.
• If this works, the 3 defenders move up from the middle zone into the right area, and the 3 defenders from the left area take up the middle zone.
• If the defending team wins the ball inside an area or intercepts it in the middle zone, it plays it to the other side as quickly as possible.
• The team that has lost the ball then sends 3 players to the other side, where they defend with fewer players. The remaining 3 players take up the middle zone.
• The team that was defending moves up as a unit into the playing area that has become free.

Progression:

• At a higher level limit the touches to one and have the passes counted out loud.

Note: Drill idea by Eddie Plickat.