| Name: | Pat Staunton |
|---|---|
| City: | SEATTLE |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Membership: | Adult Member |
| Sport: | Football/Soccer |
Switching play to attack with width (using 3 CM's)
Positional organisation of the team in possession
Variety of ways to switch the play
1 player / 2 player and 3 player actions

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Wide goal game
Attacking team play in a 2-3-2 ( 2 cb's / 3 cm's / 2 wf's)
Defending team play in a 2 - 3 - 1 ( 2 FB's / 3 cm's / 1 cf)
Teams score by scoring in central goal or dribbling through wide gate
4 x 5 min games
Coaching points:
- When do we switch?
- How do we switch?
- 1 player switch / 2 player switch / 3 player switch
- Correct Positional Organisation
- Open body position
- Early switch

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Pattern play
Ball starts with wide player who plays into the cm's who move the ball across to the opposite side of the field.
- 1 player switch (#6 / #10's receive and play to opp. side)
- 2 player switch (into #10 and set to #6 to switch)
- 3 player switch (combine with 3 cm's to switch)
Add competition
Coaching points
- POSITIONAL ORGANISATION
- #6 supports underneath
- Closest #10 checks to above ball (opposite #10 goes into half space)
- Speed of interactions in the middle of field
- Angle / distance and weight of pass / set

See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Wide goal game
Attacking team play in a 2-3-2 ( 2 cb's / 3 cm's / 2 wf's)
Defending team play in a 2 - 3 - 1 ( 2 FB's / 3 cm's / 1 cf)
Teams score by scoring in central goal or dribbling through wide gate
4 x 5 min games
Coaching points:
- As before
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