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Wave Possession 6v6v6

Positional & Possession Games · U13–U19

Obj: Three-team continuous possession waves — sustained tempo, instant transitions, and the fitness of the game hidden in the game. Field: 40×35yd. Equip: Cones, ball, 3 bib colors. Org: Teams A and B combine (12) to keep the ball from pressing team C. When C wins it, the team that lost possession becomes the pressers (instant identification — whose error? their whole team pays, collectively honest) and C joins the new possession pair. 12v6 keeps success high while pressing is brutal work — waves rotate naturally every 60–90s. Ten passes = 1 pt for both possession teams. CP: (1) In possession: use the numbers — two-touch maximum keeps the wave honest; (2) the moment of loss: the guilty team's six-second sprint-press is watched by everyone (accountability theater, healthy version); (3) pressing team: hunt as a unit of six, curve and trap (E-05 at scale). Prog: 8 passes then must switch the point (adds direction); one-touch rounds for the 12. Reg: Three-team 5v5v5 with 10v5; unlimited touches. Mist: P: the non-losing possession team spectating the transition (all twelve re-shape, always); C: letting walking pressing pass (the wave format's entire value is press intensity — demand it or rest them). Time: 15 min (doubles as conditioning, J-10 logic). Out: High-tempo possession under rotating pressure; loss-response accountability normalized. Var: Zone version — possession pair must play across a halfway line every 5 passes. Diag: Rectangle with 12 possession players (two colors) around 6 pressers, transition arrow showing losing team entering the middle.

The 3-point rule: pick your three coaching points before the session and be ready to answer for them (Manual 5.4).