Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Build up and Progession (Start Time: 2025-08-12 18:00:00)

Progressing the Ball (15 mins)

Equipment and Field Set Up 

• 30x50 (split ratio 15:20:15).
• Small goals at each end. Lines of cones to represent the split in the zones

Set up:

• 9v5 (3v1 in each end zone and 4v3 in the middle) 
• Time 3 x 4 minute games 1 minute rest
  
• First 2 Minutes:
  • Defending team (Blue) can go anywhere to try and win the ball back and try to score in any goal. 
  • Defending team as the only team that can score.
  • Red Team is trying to move ball away from pressure staying in their zones
• Second 2 minutes:
  • Red Team can score during by moving the ball from one end zone to the other end zone to Score.

Progressions:

Possession players are allowed to cross one line to support and create overloads

Coaching Points:

• Width - Make the field as wide as possible.
• Depth to penetrate. 
• Play away from pressure - find the available player. 
• Speed of play- Play with one or two touches to break lines when unorganized.
• Look to play diagonal to second player

Play out from Back - with Zones (30 mins)

Equiptment and Field Setup:

• Half the field (Between the top of teh 18yrd box and the Center half, 10 yrds in from Touch line.
• 11 players
• Cones Set up as show creating channels 

Setup:

• Session Goal - Play out from back with Possession,- Maintain possession within own half
• Players in Black move ball staying with in their channels.  Passes can be made through Center Square
• Players in Red defend, pressing the ball within thier own zone
• Black gains a point for every 10 passes they make
• If Red wins the ball, they turn and try and score on goal on a counter attack, Black team can leave their Zones to defend, moving out of their zones to regain possession
• If position is regained, Black returns to their position and play continues.
• If a Shot is taken and saved, Keeper plays to Black and play continues
• All Restarts and Goals, start with Coach.  Coach can play to Black team, Goal Keeper, or Red Team (Counter attackers) 

• 1: One Mid-fielder can enter center zone to support play
• 2. Add Holding Mid-Fielder in Center Square to support Play
  • Focus on creating Diamonds and angle of support to create overloads on one side.  

• Expansion when in possession of ball
• Contraction when out of possession of ball
• CB should move wide to restart play with CB moving up field to field while other players provide width and depth
• CM should be looking for balance with the wide players, looking for and creating passing channels
• Players should look to move ball up field but come back to play out of danger
• Open body position when receiving the ball
• If ball is played out from the Goal Keeper, Player should be aware of transitioning to attack with Full backs moving wide with M providing Depth