Press Trigger Drill — High Press Activation

Attacking unit of 8 builds from their GK. Defending unit of 8 sets in a mid-block. When the ball goes to a designated 'trigger' player (the opposition CB on a specific side), the press activates. If the ball is played away before the press arrives, defending unit resets. Go again from GK.

• The trigger player is the CDM's cue — Max calls it, everyone moves with him
• Wingers: shut the back pass angle first, then close down — don't let them play out easy
• If we press and get beat, we recover fast — no hanging around sulking

• Attacking team gets a point for playing through the press; defending team gets a point for a turnover
• Attacking team allowed to use GK as an out ball to test the keepers' distribution under pressure