Underload Three Team Rotation Game

Objective

• -Keep intensity high with short, sharp games
• -Give every team regular rest and reflection
• -Reward teams that keep winning

Setup

1. 1One pitch with a resting team waiting on the side line in a 30 x 24 yards area.
2. 2Add one extra defender to the working area and mark their start position with a flat cone.
3. 3Balls beside the resting team, three sets of bibs.

How to play

1. 1Two teams play a three-minute game while the third rests.
2. 2The winner stays on and the resting team comes in.
3. 3Play a full round-robin and keep a running score.
4. 4The attacking group starts a player short, so every entry pass has to be sharp.
5. 5Defenders score a point for every clean turnover; attackers need three clean end actions to win the round.

Progressions

• +Add a second extra defender
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Even the numbers up again
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Attackers get one 'free pass' per round they can call
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Slow changeovers
• -Resting team switching off completely
• -Trying to beat two players instead of releasing early