Forrester PE Dept

PRINCIPLES OF PLAY

 

WIDTH

 

Definition

This is having a spread of players across the playing area and relates to the space between players across the pitch or court.

 

Impact on performance

When players create width in attack: they have more space and time in which to work and execute skills; it puts pressure on the defence by stretching them and creates holes in the defence called space; space provides more time and possibly more one v one situations and gaps for players to run through. This means that defenders will have to work much harder, as they have to cover more space. Width in defence is important to ensure that there is a spread across the playing area to cover attacks through the middle or the wide areas