6v6 Unsettled Breaks
Great if you are managing a large group of players. This is a drill to work on 6V6 in transition, ball movement and team defense in a fast paced fun drill. It enhances a lot of key transition skills on both sides of the ball .
So often, we as coaches have a tendency to work in “Even” situations in kind of a static half-field scenario.
This entire drill is fast paced and designed to quickly go to the cage. Talk a lot about anticipation, as both offensive as well as defensive players need to not only think quickly, but perhaps more importantly, think quickly as a unit.
In games, these types of hectic, unsettled scenarios, are where we often find the mismatch we wanted. But we need to quickly find it as a team and possibly exploit it before the defense can switch or get aligned the way they want to be aligned. If you want to play fast this skill is essential
It is basically a 6V6 Drill that begins at the Midfield Line.
Six Offensive Players are lined up facing the offensive end or the cage and “behind” them are six Defensive players.
Your defenders begin with their heads facing the coach, rather than the cage, so that their backs are turned to the action.
The coach tosses or rolls the ball into the offensive end. The offensive players all sprint into action on the toss or on a whistle.
The offensive players need to first locate the ball. Then as an offensive player picks up the ground ball the others must identify appropriate passing lanes or open space.
From the Midfield line about 3 yards behind the offensive players the defensive players also turn and sprint on the toss or on the whistle.
Potentially, one of the defensive players may think that they can chase down the ground ball before the offense identifies the location, however, the drill is designed for the defense to first sprint to the “hole” then very quickly identify who is covering who, with strong communication.
Another group of 6V6 is ready to go.
30 to 40 second maximum sessions or less and immediately get the next group in action.
