Rest Defence Main Part II

Pitch: Mark out an area between the penalty area and the halfway line. Four rows of cones running at right angles to the goal divide it into three channels of equal width, and a middle row of cones additionally divides each channel into a section near the goal and a section away from the goal. Play takes place towards a full-size goal.

Equipment: Cones, bibs in three colours, balls, 1 goal.

Players: Two teams of four players each plus one goalkeeper. The four defenders occupy the sections near the goal, two of them standing in the centre. Three attacking players occupy the sections away from the goal, and a fourth attacking player in a special colour stays in the centre among the defenders.

• The three attacking players try to score a goal, but they may not leave their channel. The player in the special colour is excepted.
• The attackers may not pass the ball into a space in front of them, unless the receiver is the player in the special colour. To get into the next area and into the penalty area they have to dribble or pass to the fourth player.
• The defenders may occupy all zones freely.
• Play is with offside.

Variations:

• Set up a dribbling goal level with the halfway line for transition and counter-attacking play.
• When the ball is won, the defence may try to dribble over the halfway line and score in that way.

Note: Drill idea by Eddie Plickat.