More thoughts on better play.

I've played 3 practice games in the last couple of weeks with or against pick-up teams. All 3 games where very lop-sided with one team easily beating the other. I was on the winning side twice and on the losing side once. What the losing teams all had in common was the lack of an organized defense. All the defenders rushed forward to intercept the ball, if the attacker got past them he had an easy run to make a shot at the goal.

Remember to position yourself to intercept the attacker if he gets past the initial defenders.

Also learn to position yourself to block shots in addition to tackling.

I think defenders should experiment tackling as a team, perhaps one defender
a couple of steps ahead of the other, striking first, and the second defender striking a half second later.

Another thing we should experiment with is short passes. Everyone has had the ball taken from them by someone who is just standing there asleep, sometimes it is even difficult to take the ball away from him even though his RL is not even there.

We should experiment with handing off a ball to a team mate who is standing still.
This could take opponants by surprise and give the ball-receiver a chance for an easy shot.

Another thing to experiment with is to hand-off the ball to a team-mate running in the opposite direction. Two players simply running toward each other and transferring the ball.

I play everyday. Everyone is getting better and better. I think that the champion team is going to be the one that has an organized defense and an offense that
is quick & accurate with running shots and is good with passing.