This week's exercises are combination play patterns from our book, 'Improving Your Team's Speed of Play'
For example it would be no good both players coming short towards the ball. What they need to understand is the ideas that have been practised when there was a target man and reproduce them through early communication with each other. As the ball is being moved between the players on the outside, the two players in the middle take up the positions that were coached when there was a target player.
As the coach you are looking for players who can “make things happen”, and this certainly promotes this aspect of the game.In these examples there is “no hiding place” for those who do not enjoy making things happen.
When the ball is passed into the middle obviously only one player can receive, so the “non-receiver” should instantly move to support. In this case C passes to B and A should immediately recognise this. As soon as he does he is on the move to help his partner thus making up B’s mind.
Meanwhile C should be thinking ahead and how he can link up with B after A has left the middle. His choice might be to tell A to go short while he positions himself behind.
