Setting Up Play
A very important part of attacking play is the ability to "set up" play. Setting up play means the development of a move with particular techniques, such as turning, spinning and combining quickly on the ball, where the team will
be able to create a position to penetrate from.
Players must learn to accept balls with their backs to goal or on the half-turn. These particular skills are vital in setting up play, as it helps to combat tight marking and high pressure by defenders.
Players need to get into a half turned position so that they can see the defender behind them and the position that he takes up to defend the particular ball that is played in. He will be able to see if he can turn, or play the ball off
first time. Receiving on the half-turn therefore gives the player options.
To summarize we need to develop techniques which enable players to set up and shoot, set up and cross, set up through inter-passing to cross or shoot, set up to cross over, set up to spin and pass or shoot.
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