15 min
10-20 players
Technical
Switch of play using the central midfielder (U12)
Ideal passing circuit to work on switching play through the central midfielder, who will drop back to offer a solution to teammates.
Description
On a space of about 30x40m, set up 8 cones with a player at each cone (see diagram). Then set up 2 gates on each side of the field and place 2 balls, one at each cone located diagonally. Finally, place 2 poles between the 2 cones at the starting point of the action (take a look at the animation f...
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