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Win It and Use It

U11–U12 · 60-minute practice

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Next: Intercept and connect

Win it, look up, connect.

Begin at walking pace in the numbered stations. Look from a gentle incoming roll toward a nearby receiver before stopping the ball. Share the ball when needed; an observer watches the same decision and takes a ball turn on the next assigned round.

s27-arrival28 × 34 m clear area with a 2 m perimeter buffer. 3 numbered stations, 10 numbered player slots, 3 balls and 10 cones. Each station shares one ball and rotates roles; dashed arrow shows an example travel or pass route. Focus: Connect the first pass after an interception. Diagram shows starting positions, not fixed player locations. Three steps show intercept connect using the first round's numbered players. Solid gold routes show the ball; dashed pale routes show player movement; dotted blue routes show a shadow or defender. Routes stay inside each numbered station. 1. Read the passing lane: Watch the ground ball and the receiving space. 2. Meet the ground ball: Step into the route without body contact. 3. Connect the next pass: Look up and find a safe connecting pass.Station 1Station 2Station 31471025836928 × 34 m · 2 m perimeter bufferNumbered circle: player · small dot: ball · triangle: cone · dashed arrow: route1. Read the passing lanecornercornercornercornergategategategategategateStation 1: #1: gentle pass into the reading laneStation 2: #2: gentle pass into the reading laneStation 3: #3: gentle pass into the reading lane14710258369Ball 1Ball 2Ball 3Watch the ground ball and thereceiving space.2. Meet the ground ballcornercornercornercornergategategategategategateStation 1: #7: step into the passing laneStation 1: #7: settle the ground ballStation 2: #8: step into the passing laneStation 2: #8: settle the ground ballStation 3: #9: step into the passing laneStation 3: #9: settle the ground ball14710258369Ball 1Ball 2Ball 3Step into the route withoutbody contact.3. Connect the next passcornercornercornercornergategategategategategateStation 1: To #4: safe first connecting passStation 1: #7: offer support after the connecting passStation 2: To #5: safe first connecting passStation 2: #8: offer support after the connecting passStation 3: To #6: safe first connecting passStation 3: #9: offer support after the connecting pass14710258369Ball 1Ball 2Ball 3Look up and find a safeconnecting pass.Solid gold: ball · dashed pale: player · dotted blue: shadow / defender

Player arrivals and departures

Use anonymous numbers from 1 to 99. Changes take effect before an activity begins; each activity needs 4–16 players.

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