Switch The Play Practice

Objective

• -Recognise when the far side is free
• -Play accurate longer passes
• -Move the opposition before switching

Setup

1. 1Pitch split into three vertical channels.
2. 2Two teams plus wide target players in each outer channel.
3. 3Balls around the outside.

How to play

1. 1Teams keep possession, one point for reaching a wide target.
2. 2Three points for switching from one wide target to the other.
3. 3Rotate the target players every three minutes.

Progressions

• +Two-touch limit
• +Switch must be a single pass

Regressions

• -Bigger pitch
• -Add neutral players

Variations

• -Add goals to attack after the switch
• -Ban passes through the middle channel

Common mistakes

• -Switching too early before the press commits
• -Lofted passes that cannot be controlled
• -Nobody supporting the far side