Continuous Shape Walkthrough

Objectives

• -Teach the team's defensive shape at walking pace
• -Set distances between units
• -Give every player a clear reference point

Setup

1. 1A full defensive block set out with cone reference points in a 52 x 38 yards area.
2. 2Load a ball at each starting station so the next rep can begin immediately.
3. 3Balls with the coach, bibs for the shadow attackers.

Coaching instructions

1. 1Shadow attackers move the ball and the block shifts to match.
2. 2Coach freezes play to check distances and body angles.
3. 3Build from walking to jogging to match pace across the rounds.
4. 4As soon as one sequence ends, the next server plays in without waiting.
5. 5Run 4-minute blocks and count total completed sequences as a squad score.

Common mistakes

• -Units drifting apart
• -Players ball-watching and losing their reference
• -Long queues while balls are collected