Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Playing Through The Pitch

Multi Directional - Possession

Playing Through The Pitch

• 4v4 + 3
• Use of the gates to play through = 2 goals if successful.
• If you work the ball from end - end without using the gates then = 1 goal, if successful. 
• Reds - are on two touch. 
• If yellows regain the ball then play out to an outside red and then make use of the space on the pitch.

Must combine before playing across. 

Must play off two touch. 

Middle Red player is only on one touch. 

Challenges

• Try & combine in your half before playing across. 
• Try & play off two one/two touch. 
• Try and not to play back to the initial passer of the ball. 



Game

• 4v4 + 3
• Use of the gates to play through = 2 goals if successful.
• If you work the ball from end - end without using the gates then = 1 goal, if successful. 
• Reds - are on two touch. 
• If yellows regain the ball then play out to an outside red and then make use of the space on the pitch.

Must combine before playing across. 

Must play off two touch. 

Middle Red player is only on one touch. 

Challenges

• Try & combine in your half before playing across. 
• Try & play off two one/two touch. 
• Try and not to play back to the initial passer of the ball. 

• One Transition - Bounce off the Red team & then counter to score in the Target goal you're attacking.  

• Coach within the game.