Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): PLAYING THROUGH THE THIRDS

Screen 1 (20 mins)

X 2 TEAMS

1V1 IN END THIRDS

2V2 IN MIDDLE AREA.

(IF ANY LEFT OVER MAKE AN EXTRA TEAM TO PLAY ON OUTSIDE AREA AS FLOATERS

RULES

1. TEAM STARTS POSSESION FROM EITHER BLUE OR RED. PLAY THROUGH EVERY THIRD AND THEN FINISH TO SCORE 1 POINT.

2.IF A GOAL IS SCORED RESTART WITH THE SAME TEAM BUT PLAYING THE OTHER DIRECTION (END ZONE PLAYERS REVERSE ROLES) PLEASE NOTE FIRST PASS IS FREE TO HELP GAME FLOW.

3. IF PLAY CANT GO FORWARD PLAYERS MAY PLAY THE BALL BACK FROM WHERE IT CAME

4. ENCOURAGE SUPPORT IN FRONT AND BEHIND THE BALL AT ALL TIMES

PROGRESSIONS

1. 2 TOUCH IN MIDDLE ZONE

2. ALLOW PLAY TO GO THROUGH ALL ZONES BUT IN ANY ORDER EG - BLUE COULD PLAY LONG TO RED WHO HOLDS UP AND PLAYS BACK INTO WHITE WHO MAY THEN SCORE

3. ALLOW A 1 PLAY OVERLOAD. ONCE THE PLAYER PASSES INTO THE NEXT ZONE THEY MAKE A RUN INTO IT. (THEY MAY ONLY MAKE A RUN INTO THE NEXT AREA - EG IF THEY PLAY A LONG PASS TWO ZONES AWAY THEY CAN MOVE INTO THE THE AREA NEXT TO THEM ONLY AND NOT THE ONE FURTHEST AWAY IIN WHICH THEY MADE THE PASS.

4. AS IT IMPROVES ENCOURAGE 1 AND 2 TOUCH PLAYAND RESTRICT TIME LIMITS BEFORE SHOOTING IN END ZONES TO ENCOURAGE QUICK FINISHING.

(BODY SHAPE/AWARENESS/COMBINATIONS/COMMUNICATION/QUICK CHOICES/LOSING THE MARKER/SUPPORT PLAY)

THIS GAME CAN BE OPENED OUT TO A BIGGER AREA AND CAN BE 3V3 IN MIDDLE 2V2 AT ENDS.

NO GKS REQUIRED JUST SAMBAS.