3-2-1 defense - base AGE GROUP 12 - 18 years TIME 15 min. PARTICIPANTS 13 - 20 participants Description of the exercise In the exercise, 6 against 6 is played with a goalkeeper. The 3 offensive defenders line up around the 3-meter line, the 2 defenders line up right behind 3-meter line while the central defender stands just outside the 3-meter line. The last three defenders are inside the line and are located centrally and on the two wings. The attacking players are divided into the wing, line and back play positions and play basic games. The offensive defenders move in a V-formation, so that they move to the ball side and advance when their direct opponent has the ball. The other defenders move with the ball. The purpose is to stand compact and thus provide the opportunity to back the nearest teammates up. It is very important that the defense works a lot with the arms up, to catch possible input to the line player. The attacking players play the ball, after stamping, sl