Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Breaking lines Skill 4x4x4

4v4v4 Breaking Lines (5 mins)

4v4v4 (Break the lines) 

During this Skill practice the players will be asked to
pass the ball between their team and build play until they

 can find a split pass through to other team, this is an opposed,

skill practice and has a number of progressions to develop.

1. Possession starts with Coach who will feed a team either side.

2. Team in possession aim is to pass and build up play and pass through the defending team centrally.

3. Defending team (in Blue) must stay within the designated area.

4. Play is for 2 min and then defending team swaps out.

Mechanics of Technique passing.

1. Non kicking foot to side of ball

2. Angle of approach 

3. Head up to see target 

4. Make eye contact 

5. Part of the ball you make contact with and follow through

Progression 2 (15 mins)

Progression 2

1. Possession starts with Coach who will feed a team either side.

2. Team in possession aim is to pass and build up play and 

     pass through a wide player in conned area defending team centrally 

     while 1 player from defending team (blue ) Presses.

3. Every time play is successfully switched different defensive player presses.

4. Play is for 2 min and then defending team swaps out.

1. Maximum 2 touches

2. Amount of passes before split pass.

3. Additional defender pressing.

4. Add in a points system for every successful

   split or successful defended.

1. Look at target

2. Eye on ball

3. Angle of approach

4. Non-kicking foot alongside ball in a

    comfortable position

5. Strike centre of ball with inside

    or outside of foot (Identified area of ball)

6. Firm ankle

7. Follow through towards target