Back 4 Defending - Protecting The Box

Develop the understanding and coordination of a back four unit in defending central areas, preventing penetration, and delaying or regaining possession under numerical disadvantage.

• The game starts with the goalkeeper giving the ball away to the attacking team (green), initiating a 6v4 scenario. • Wide Green players cannot leave the wide zone and are on two touch. • The defending team (black) operates as a back four and aims to protect the penalty box and goal. They cannot leave the central zone. • Attacking team attempts to score in the large goal. • Defending team can win possession and counter to finish in either of the wide mini goals positioned in the wide channels. • After each phase, attackers and defenders rotate or attackers rotate only to preserve back four cohesion.