Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Playing out from the back, narrow pitch

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Method: Coaching session 15 mins.

Outline to players orientation, reason for session and what is expected. 2 Mins free play before coaching for 10 mins.11 V 11 paired back to 8 v 6, coaching the 8 players in red playing out from the back.

Goal keeper, 2 centre halves, 2 full backs, a 6,8 & 10.

Objective of the red team is to play it out in the narrow field as outlined with white lines and score a goal at mid field. T2D if ball lost.

Re-start with red keeper each time ball goes dead, throws to be taken. Focus on orientation - make sure players re-set to starting positions !.

3 Mins at end for de-brief/Q&A

Coaching Points: All players to have open bodies to receive ball. Keeper moves to the same side of the goal where he has passed to the centre half, and rest of team on the opposite side shift over too. 6 to come short at an angle to allow the full back play through the gap created to the 10 or to receive the ball.

Blue striker is encourage to make arcing run at centre half once pass is made by keeper, cutting off back pass to keeper and pushing centre half out wide.

If Blue team win the ball they are trying to score on red goal, red team transition to defence.