in possession
Goal Kicks
Short
- Pass the ball to a nearby teammate.
- Build attack from deep.
Instruct the team to play short from goal kicks, passing the ball to a nearby teammate with the aim of building an attack from back to front.
Positive Feedback
- Better ball retention.
- Baits the opposition press.
Negative Feedback
- Turnovers are more dangerous.
- Allows opposition to squeeze the space.
Mixed
- A mix of short and long goal kicks.
- Based on your team's passing directness.
Instruct the team to play a mix of short and long goal kicks, in order to keep the opposition unsettled. The balance between how many are played short or long is biased based on your team's passing directness.
Positive Feedback
- Keeps the other team guessing.
- Tries multiple avenues of attack.
Negative Feedback
- Loses benefits of specialising in a single approach.
Long
- Play direct passes forward.
- Play for the second ball.
Instruct the team to play long from goal kicks, aiming passes towards attacking teammates in the opposition half. The team will push higher in an attempt to recover the ball from any knock-downs or clearances.
Positive Feedback
- Gets the ball up the pitch quickly.
- Gets the ball up the pitch quickly.
Negative Feedback
- Requires physically gifted attacking-players to contest for ball.
- Requires physically gifted attacking-players to contest for ball.