Shifting Across the Middle Zone: 4 vs 4 to 4

Pitch: Four cones mark the corners of a square, four more in a different colour divide it across into a middle zone and two outer zones.

Equipment: 8 cones and several balls.

Players: Three teams of four players each in their own bib colour; each team occupies one zone.

• Team A passes the ball among its own players a maximum of four times.
• Team B shifts across in order to prevent the forward pass to Team C.
• After the fourth pass at the latest, Team A has to play to Team C.
• If Team B wins the ball or the ball goes out of play, the game starts again with Team A or Team C.
• Team B always closes down the receiver without leaving its middle zone.
• The teams A and C have a maximum of two touches.
• After four minutes the groups change over.