Combination Pressure Ring Receiving

Objective

• -Receive cleanly with pressure arriving from any angle
• -Improve awareness of space before the touch
• -Play out quickly under pressure

Setup

1. 1A ring of servers with two receivers working inside in a 22 x 22 yards area.
2. 2Add a neutral bounce player on each side line inside a marked yard-wide channel.
3. 3Balls with alternate servers, bibs for the chasers.

How to play

1. 1A server plays in and calls the receiver's name at the same time.
2. 2The receiver must take a controlled touch and return the ball to a different server.
3. 3Working players rotate out every 45 seconds.
4. 4The first pass must go into the bounce player before the practice opens up.
5. 5A sequence only scores when three different players have touched the ball.

Progressions

• +Demand a one-touch set from the bounce player
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Allow the bounce player unlimited touches
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Bounce players can join the attack once per round
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Receiving flat-footed
• -Returning to the same server every time
• -Two players combining over and over while the third stands still