Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 4 Corner Game

4 Corners (15 mins)

Set Up:

• 20x30 grid with 4 corners marked as shown - each corner is about 3x3 yards.
• two teams 4v4 / 5v5  
• Make two teams

Session Aims:

Attacking Team:

• Starts with the ball and tries to keep possession away from the opponents.
• Tried to make as many passes as possible 
• Also tries to play a pass to a teammate who runs into one of the 3x3 zones.
• Gets 4 points for successfully making a pass to a teammate in each of the 4, 3x3 zones on the outside.

Defending Team

• Tries to win the ball and dribble through any of the 4 gates and then they become the attacking team.

Instructions:

• Teams score a point by passing the ball to one of their teammates in any of the 4 corners
• No team can score in the same corner zone twice in a row
• Defenders cannot go inside the corner zones but can defend outside it.
• If a team scores they keep the ball and look to pass it back into the main playing area before trying to score again

Coaching Points:

1. Look up often to be able to see where the space is

2. Awearness of suroundings

3. Switching the play

4. Body Shape

5. First touch into space