Speed of Play: Three Activities

Set up

Players

12 or more players. Activity 1: work in pairs positioned 6-7 yards apart. Activity 2: use two teams on the field with two target players on each end line. Activity 3: use Team X with 7 players, Team Z with 4 players, and one target player in the same area.

How it runs

1. 1.Activity 1: begin with two-touch passing, progress to one-touch, and make the first pair to commit three mistakes the loser.
2. 2.Activity 3: Team X keeps possession away from Team Z, Team Z pressures the player on the ball, and Team X scores by finding the target player; rotate roles every three points.

How to win

Activity 2: teams score by connecting with a target player at one end and then the target at the opposite end; the first team to do that three times wins.