BIG

We have it → spread out and use the space.

SMALL

We lose it → get compact and protect dangerous space.

HELP

Nobody is alone — with the ball or without it.

Our words so far

1. BIG
2. →SMALL
3. →HELP
4. →SCAN (still to come)
5. →GO (still to come)
6. →TRIANGLE (still to come)
7. →WINDOW (still to come)
8. →+1 (still to come)
9. →DELAY (still to come)
10. →SHIFT (still to come)
11. →SOLVE IT (still to come)

In your next game Every time the ball changes teams, ask yourself: BIG or SMALL? Then move before anyone tells you.

Notice When we win the ball, how fast do we get big? When we lose it, how fast do we get small?

Weak foot only · 5 min Everything you already do against the wall, but only with your other foot. Count your best run.

Find the widest player · One half Watch any game and find the player standing widest on the far side. How often does she get the ball?

At practice Four-goal switch — Score by moving the ball to the opposite goal. Defenders have to run.

1. SEE IT
2. →REACT
3. →HELP
4. →CREATE THE +1
5. →SOLVE THE +1

Our words so far

1. BIG
2. →SMALL
3. →HELP
4. →SCAN
5. →GO (still to come)
6. →TRIANGLE (still to come)
7. →WINDOW (still to come)
8. →+1 (still to come)
9. →DELAY (still to come)
10. →SHIFT (still to come)
11. →SOLVE IT (still to come)

In your next game Before the ball reaches you, look over your shoulder. Can you say what you saw?

Notice Whose head is up before the ball arrives?

Out of your feet · 10 min Pass into the wall, and take your first touch into a cone gate a metre to your side. Alternate sides.

Watch one player · 5 minutes Pick any player in any game and watch only her for 5 minutes — not the ball. When does she look up?

At practice Gates and glances — Three players, one ball, two gates. Look before you receive, then pass through a gate.

1. SEE IT
2. →REACT
3. →HELP
4. →CREATE THE +1
5. →SOLVE THE +1

Our words so far

1. BIG
2. →SMALL
3. →HELP
4. →SCAN
5. →GO
6. →TRIANGLE (still to come)
7. →WINDOW (still to come)
8. →+1 (still to come)
9. →DELAY (still to come)
10. →SHIFT (still to come)
11. →SOLVE IT (still to come)

In your next game When we lose it, be the first to get SMALL. When we win it, be the first to get BIG.

Notice What happens in the first three seconds after the ball changes hands?

Close the gate · 10 min Two cones a metre apart. Practise arriving side-on so the gap behind you closes as you get there.

Count the seconds · One half Watch any game and count how long it takes a team to get the ball back after losing it.

At practice Five-second press — Turn the ball over and win it back before five seconds are up.

1. SEE IT
2. →REACT
3. →HELP
4. →CREATE THE +1
5. →SOLVE THE +1

Our words so far

1. BIG
2. →SMALL
3. →HELP
4. →SCAN
5. →GO
6. →TRIANGLE
7. →WINDOW
8. →+1 (still to come)
9. →DELAY (still to come)
10. →SHIFT (still to come)
11. →SOLVE IT (still to come)

In your next game After every pass, move to a new spot where the player on the ball can see you.

Notice When a teammate has the ball, how many of us are giving her an option?

1. SEE IT
2. →REACT
3. →HELP
4. →CREATE THE +1
5. →SOLVE THE +1

Our words so far

1. BIG
2. →SMALL
3. →HELP
4. →SCAN
5. →GO
6. →TRIANGLE
7. →WINDOW
8. →+1
9. →DELAY
10. →SHIFT
11. →SOLVE IT (still to come)

In your next game When you’re outnumbered on defence, don’t dive in. Slow her down and wait for HELP.

Notice When we attack, count: how many of us, how many of them?

1. SEE IT
2. →REACT
3. →HELP
4. →CREATE THE +1
5. →SOLVE THE +1

Our words so far

1. BIG
2. →SMALL
3. →HELP
4. →SCAN
5. →GO
6. →TRIANGLE
7. →WINDOW
8. →+1
9. →DELAY
10. →SHIFT
11. →SOLVE IT

In your next game Before the ball comes: SCAN. When it changes: REACT. Then ask yourself — who has the +1?

Notice Who solves it before a coach says anything?

1. SEE IT
2. →REACT
3. →HELP
4. →CREATE THE +1
5. →SOLVE THE +1