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Free activity · 100 Possession ActivitiesTraveling Triangle
Three attackers with one ball travel down a 10x30 channel against a defender who may only walk, keeping a triangle around the defender the whole way. Two lengths in 60 seconds with no losses is a point.
Setup
A 10x30 channel. Three attackers with one ball, one defender who may only walk.
How it works
- Pass, then run to make a new angle ahead of the ball. Keep a triangle around the defender.
- Reach the far end, turn and come back.
- The defender walks and blocks lanes.
Scoring
Two lengths inside 60 seconds with no losses is a point.
- Never hide behind the defender: get to the side of them.
- The player without the ball decides the shape.
- Pass to feet, run to space.
Make it easier or harder
- Progression 1: The defender jogs.
- Progression 2: The defender is live. Reach the far line inside 15 seconds with at least four passes.
Coach’s notes
- If It Stalls: Triangle collapsing into a line? Nobody may receive within 3 yards of the passer.
Why it works
Support is a shape, not a position. The three attackers have to rebuild the triangle every time the ball moves, which means the two players without the ball decide whether the next pass is on.
The walking defender is there to block lanes, not to win the ball. Speed the defender up only when the triangle stops collapsing into a straight line.
Where it sits
This is activity 32 of 100 in 100 Possession Activities (Theme 4 · Angles and Support). The book is ten themes of ten rungs each, from a 3v1 square to a full 9v9 transition game, and every activity has its setup, rules, scoring, two progressions, three coaching points and an animated video like the one above.
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100 Possession Activities is a 115-page PDF with 100 animated MP4 videos: rondos, playing out from the back, through the lines, support, switching, overloads, movement, timing, counter-pressing and counter-attacks. Print the page, watch the clip, run the session.