Keep away is a great way to tech possession. At it's simplest form, build a grid to accomodate the number of players. 5 v5 could be played in a 40 yard x 40 yard grid. Team A vs Team B. One team trys to keep the ball while the other tries to steal it and in turn attepts to posess the ball for as long as possible.
Coaching point. 1)move the ball with passes 2) players without th ball must work hardd (run to open spaces and to spaces that make them available for passes) to get open, 3) players with the ball must a) find open players to pass to, b) shield the ball until a teammate is open c) make good passes.
Progression is to put limitations on te players. Limit players to 3 or 2 touch on the ball.

The game of keepaway becomes more complex with more players. 7 v 7 might require goals such as moving the ball from quadrant to quadrant so there is no stagnation. In other words on a grid 60 yds x 60 yds, build 4 quadrants and allow only 4 consecutive passes in each quadrant befor the ball must find another quadrant. More than 4 is a turn over....
more to come, stay tuned.

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