1. Can be aggressive or slow (based on number of passes (players involved), speed of pass, number of touches)

2. A slow switch is an exercise in keeping possession (make the opposition work, make it hard for them to get the ball and demoralize them - win the mental battle).
3. A fast switch (less players, less touches, faster ball speed) is a deliberate attempt to create an overload against FB, on the opposite side of the pitch.
4. Congestion (that is ; zones that are filled with opposition players and which normally takes 2-4 passes in the same zone to develop) will tell you to start moving the ball across the pitch or to a different zone.
5. When the ball comes out of a congested space (that is it comes back to the FB/6/CB) this is telling you that the forward space is congested (and that there are no good forward options) and that you need to switch the play.
6. A switch needs an instigator, a facilitator and an outlet.

 

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