Session 1 – Playing Out From The Back

Passing Practice – 15 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Players set up as illustrated in diagram A.

• Players #3 and #4 as well as the goalkeeper at the
starting position.
• Players pass the ball is sequence 1-8 as shown in the
diagram.
• Get players to follow their pass to next position.
• Encourage passing accuracy and ball speed.
• Gradually increase running speed in between cones.
• Get players to perform dynamic stretches whilst they
wait to receive the ball.

Variation

• As illustrated in diagram B.
• Get players to come up with their own passing pattern
as a further variation.

Progression

• Introduce a second ball when the first ball reaches

the number #9.

Positioning Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Positioning Game: 7v4.

• Playing Area: 30m x 30m (A & C), 10m x 30m (B).
• Session set up as illustrated.
• Players #6 and #9 are ‘neutral’ players who play for
the team in possession. Player #9 players in grid B
only.
• Yellow #1 starts the game and try to get the ball to
the ‘neutral’ #9. Is successful, play restarts with
yellow #1.
• If orange wins the ball in grid A, they must try and
pass to the #9 in grid B or their goalkeeper at the far
end. If successful, all players then transfer into grid C
where play continues with orange in possession.
• Step Up: Make playing area smaller and or limit
touches on the ball.
• Step Down: Make playing area bigger and or
unlimited touches on the ball.
Game Training – 20 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Session set up as illustrated.

• Yellow team objective is to play out from the back,
maintain possession and get one of the back four
players #2, #3, #4 or #5 through one of the gates.
• Players #6, #8 and #10 are used as bouncers. See
diagram A.
• If orange team win the ball, they attack the goal and try
to score.
• Limit the amount of time the orange team has to score
once they win possession.
• Game always restarts with yellow goalkeeper.

Progression

• Session set up as illustrated in diagram B.

• Yellow #6 comes into the game to help achieve team
objective.
• Yellow #10 joins the orange team as a direct opponent
to the yellow #6.

Training Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Session set up as illustrated.

• 5v5 game + goalkeeper.
• Yellow team defends the big goal.
• Orange team defends the three smaller goals.
• Yellow team scores in the three smaller goals.
• Orange team scores in the big goal.
• Usual game rules apply.
• Maintain team formations for both teams.
• Observe improvement in yellow team’s ability to play
out from the back effectively.
Session 2 – Playing Out From The Back
Passing Practice – 15 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Session set up as illustrated.

• Passing sequence starts with the two goalkeepers, one
ball going to the right side and the other ball to the
left side.
• Players pass the ball in logical order 1-7, player #10
goes to position #3/#4.
• Get players to follow their pass to next position.
• Encourage passing accuracy and ball speed.
• Gradually increase running speed in between cones.
• Get players to perform dynamic stretches whilst they
wait to receive the ball.

Variation

• As illustrated in diagram B.
• Get players to come up with their own passing pattern
as a further variation.

• Encourage players to play the pass with good ball

speed and accuracy.
• Encourage players to check off the cone to receive the
pass.

Positioning Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 5v4 + 2 (7 v 4) positioning game.

• Playing Area: 40m wide x 30m long.
• Session set up as illustrated.
• Player #6 is a ‘neutral’ player and plays with team who
is in possession.
• The two goalkeepers are also ‘neutral’ and play for the
team in possession.
• Yellow player #1 starts with the ball, yellow team
objective is to get the ball to the orange #1 goalkeeper
the other end whilst maintaining player positions.
• If yellow succeed, play restarts with yellow player #1.
• If orange team win the ball, they look to play to yellow
#1 player and game then restarts with orange #1.
• Step Up: Make grid smaller and or limit touches.
• Step Down: Make grid bigger and or unlimited
touches.
• Points awarded for every completed pass from
goalkeeper to goalkeeper.
Game Training – 20 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Session set up as illustrated.

• Size of playing area determined by players ability.
• In both grids the defenders of one team play against the
attackers of the other team.
• Practice starts with the goalkeeper serving the ball to
one of the defenders.
• Objective for team in possession is get a free player on
the ball over the end line.
• If defending team win the ball they try to shoot at goal.
Limit the time that the opposition has to score against
the goalkeeper.
• Practice restarts with the goalkeeper.

Progression

• Both practices now connected to make the one session

as illustrated in diagram B.
• Yellow starts playing out from the back and tries to get
a spare player across to the other grid to create a 4v3 to
try and score.
• If yellow lose the ball in their own half, orange can try
and score against the goalkeeper.
• If yellow lose the ball in the attacking half then play,
orange play back to the goalkeeper and the resting
orange player enters the game. One yellow player then
rests next to their goalkeeper and play restarts.

Training Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 8v8 training game.

• Formation of both teams 1-4-3.
• All players can move across the whole field.
• Normal game rules apply.
• Pitch size depending on players ability.
• Maintain team formations for both teams.
• Observe improvement in yellow team’s ability to
play out from the back effectively.
Session 3 – Midfield Play
Passing Practice – 15 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Session set up as illustrated.

• At least two players in positions #3/#4, #9 and #10.
• Passing sequence as shown in diagram.
• Players follow their pass.
• Passing sequence then continues on the left side of
the playing area once completed on the right side.

Variation

• As illustrated in diagram B.
• Get players to come up with their own passing
pattern as a further variation.

• Encourage players to play the pass with good ball

speed and accuracy.
• Encourage players to check off the cone to receive
the pass.

Positioning Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 6v3 Positioning Game.

• Playing Area: 30m x 30m depending on players ability.
• Session set up as illustrated.
• 6 players (Orange and Blue) keep possession from
defending red players.
• Team in possession look to always provide 4 options
to the player on the ball. Left, right, centre and far as
shown on the diagram.
• If possession is lost by a particular colour, orange, blue
or red, they become the defending team.
• Step Up: Make grid smaller and or limit touches.
• Step Down: Make grid bigger and or unlimited
touches.
Game Training – 20 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Session set up as illustrated.

• Players must stay in their designated areas (A,B or C) as
shown in the diagram.
• Practice always starts with Orange #3.
• To score, Orange midfielder players look to get on the
ball facing forward and try to pass the ball through the
end gates.
• 2 points awarded for if they score after combining with
the Orange #9 in the end zone.
• If yellow players win the ball, they try and score in end
gates located in grid A.

Progression 1

• Add another yellow player to grid 3, creating a 3v3).

• Orange #3 can enter into grid B to create a 4v3.

Progression 2

• Removes end gates in grid C, add a yellow player and a

goalkeeper.
• Add a Orange #4 player and a yellow #19 to grid A to
create a 2v1 in grid A.

Training Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 7v7 game (6v6 with goalkeepers).

• Session set up as illustrated.
• Field is long and narrow to emphasis midfield play in
central areas.
• Normal game rules apply.
• Coaching on the ‘run’. Don’t stop the game.
• Maintain team formations for both teams.
• Observe improvement in yellow team’s ability to keep
possession in midfield areas.
Session 4 – Midfield Play
Passing Practice – 15 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Session set up as illustrated.

• At least 2 players positioned at the starting cone and
central cone.
• Players pass the ball in a logical sequence, (1-6)
• Players follow their pass and move to the next cone.
• Get players to then go the other way around.
• Encourage passing accuracy and good ball speed.
• Encourage players to check off their cone to receive
the pass.
• Get players to increase their running speed to increase
session intensity.

Variation

• As illustrated in diagram B.
• Get players to come up with their own passing pattern
as a further variation.

Positioning Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 3v3 + 2 creating a 5v3.

• Playing Areas: 30m x 25m.
• Session set up as illustrated.
• Players #3 and #9 play as ‘neutral’ players for the
team in possession.
• Player #3 starts the game for yellow who try and keep
possession and get the ball to player #9. If successful
play restarts with player #3.
• If orange win the ball, they try and play to the #9 who
then restarts the game with orange in possession and
yellow defending.
• Step Up: reduce size of grid and or limit amount of
touches.
• Step Down: increase size of grid and or unlimited
touches.
• 1 point for every completed sequence.
Game Training – 20 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Session set up as illustrated.

• Playing Area: 25m x 50m adjacent to 30m x 25m grid.
• Practice starts with goalkeeper serving the ball into one
of the four defenders, possession is then kept until a
god moment is created to play forward into the midfield
players located in the next grid. (See diagram).
• Yellow midfield players then look to try and score in
either of the end goals using the #9 as a bounce player.
• If Orange win the ball they look to play forward into the
hands of the goalkeeper.
• Play always restarts with the goalkeeper.

Variation

• Same principle applies in diagram E, only this time

midfield players are looking to get the ball forward to
the attacking players to score a goal.

Training Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Session set up as illustrated.

• 8v8 game.
• Normal game rules apply.
• Yellow team formation: 1-4-3-1.
• Orange team formation: 1-2-3-3.
• Pitch size depending on players ability.
• Maintain team formations for both teams.
• Observe improvement in yellow team’s ability to keep
possession in midfield areas.
Session 5 – Attacking Play (Central Areas)
Passing Practice – 15 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Session set up as illustrated.

• Players in game positions.
• Have 2 players on positions #3, #4 and #10.
• Passing sequence as shown in the diagram.
• Players follow their pass to the next cone with player
#9 jogging back to the start of the practice.
• Begin with players in the #9 position passing the ball
back to the goalkeeper to his/her hands.
• Gradually build up to players shooting at goal.
• Practice is repeated on the left side using players #4
and #8.

Variation

• As illustrated in diagram B.
• Get players to come up with their own passing pattern
as a further variation.

• Encourage players to play the pass with good ball

speed and accuracy.
• Encourage players to check off the cone to receive the
pass.

Positioning Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 5v4 positioning game.

• Session set up as illustrated.
• Playing Area: 30m x 30m depending on players ability.
• 5 yellow players keep possession of the ball from the
orange players.
• If orange players win the ball, they keep possession
from the yellow players.
• Encourage team in possession to provide passing
options left, right, central and far for the player on the
ball.
Game Training – 20 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Session set up as illustrated.

• Players must stay in designated grids as shown in the
diagram.
• Practice starts with yellow player #3.
• Yellow team keep possession in grid A and attempt to
get the ball and one yellow player, forward into grid B
to create a 2v1.
• Offside rule applies to yellow #9.
• If the orange team win the ball they try and score in
either of the two end goals.

Progression

• Add an orange player into grid A. Yellow player #3 can

dribble into grid A to create a 4v3.

Training Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 5v5 + goalkeeper training game.

• Yellow team attempts to score in the big goal.
• Orange attempt to score in the two smaller goals.
• Usual game rules apply.
• Coaching on the ‘run’, don’t stop the game.
• Maintain team formations for both teams.
• Observe improvement in yellow team’s ability to
combine in central areas.
Session 6– Attacking Play (Wide Areas)
Passing Practice – 15 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Session set up as illustrated.

• Minimum of 2 players positioned at #3 and #4
• Yellow players working on the right side and the
orange players on the left side, opposite to one
another.
• Yellow players move the ball from top down, orange
move the ball bottom in the sequence demonstrated
in the diagram.
• All players follow their pass but on their own team.
• Get players to come up with their own passing pattern
as a further variation.

Variation

• Get players to come up with their own passing pattern

as a further variation.
• Get opposition team not in possession to apply
passive pressure on the ball and opposition.

Positioning Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 7v4 positioning game.

• Playing Area: 30m x 30m separated by a 5m corridor.
• Session set up as illustrated.
• Blue players #9 and #10 play for the team in
possession with player #9 remaining in the grid B.
• Team in possession look to always provide 4 options
to the player on the ball. Left, right, centre and far.
• If orange win the ball in grid A, they must try and pass
to blue #9 or to player #1 at the other end of the
playing area in grid C.
• If orange succeed, all players excluding yellow #1 cross
over into grid C where the game continues with yellow
defending against orange in possession.
• Step Up: Make playing area smaller and or limit
touches on the ball.
• Step Down: Make playing area bigger and or
unlimited touches on the ball.
Game Training – 20 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Session set up as illustrated.

• Players set up as shown in the diagram.
• Yellow #2 and #5 alternately serve a ball to yellow #7
and #11 respectively.
• Yellow #2 and #7 attempt to beat the orange defender
through combination play and deliver a cross to #9 and
#10 who try to score.
• Yellow #5 and #11 attempt to beat the orange defender
through combination play and deliver a cross to #9 and
#10 who try to score.
• Orange defenders in grids A and C cannot defend
beyond the red dotted line as shown in the diagram.

Wing play options.

• The winger beats the defender 1v1

• The winger plays a wall pass with #9 or #10
• The winger combines with the full back who overlaps to
create a 2v1.

Training Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 5v5 + goalkeepers training game.

• Playing Area: 70m x 35m depending on players ability.
• Session set up as illustrated.
• Usual game rules apply.
• Players in their ‘usual’ playing positions.
• Maintain team formations for both teams.
• Observe improvement in teams ability to combine in
wide areas.
• By setting the game up in this way, it will automatically
encourage wing play which is the session topic.
Session 7– Disturbing & Pressuring.
Passing Practice – 15 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Session set up as illustrated.

• At least 2 players positioned at the starting position
#3.
• Passing sequence as demonstrated in the diagram.
• Players follow their pass.
• As the ball is moving the defending orange team need
to collectively move as a unit towards the ball.
• Defending team as that move collectively, look to
continue to keep their shape as shown in diagram B.
• Rotate players from defenders to attackers and vice
versa.

Progression

• Increase passing and running speed.

• Sudden change of passing sequence on coaches call.
• Introduce a second passing sequence.
• Allow players to decide on who they pass to.

Positioning Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 7v 4 positioning game.
• Playing Area: 40m x 40m depending on players ability.
• Players set up in session as illustrated.
• Player remain in game positions as much as possible.
• #1 yellow starts the practice.
• Objective for yellow team is to get the ball to the
yellow #22 player.
• If successful, play restarts with yellow player #1.
• If orange win the ball, they try and score in the goal.
• Step Up: Make playing area smaller and or limit
touches on the ball for the yellow team.
• Step Down: Make playing area bigger and or
unlimited touches on the ball for the yellow team.
Game Training – 20 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 5v3 Game Training.

• Playing Area: 50m x 50m divided by a halfway line and
depending on players ability.
• Players set up as shown in the diagram.
• Practice starts with yellow #1 serving the ball into any of
the back four players.
• Yellow objective is to keep possession and try to get one
of the yellow players over the end line in possession of
the ball.
• If orange win the ball, they try and score in the big goal.
• Practice always restarts with the yellow player #1.
• Offside rules play.
• Encourage defending team to work as unit, keeping
defensive shape.
• Encourage nearest defensive player to press the player
on the ball.
• Step Up: Make playing area smaller and or limit touches
on the ball.
• Step Down: Make playing area bigger and or unlimited
touches on the ball.

Variation

• Add central goal on end line or two smaller goals.

Training Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 6v6 + goalkeepers training game.

• Players set up on the field as illustrated.
• Usual game rules apply.
• Maintain players positions so that the orange team
maintain their defensive shape.
• Observe improvement in orange team’s ability to
collectively pressure the opposition.
Session 8– Disturbing & Pressuring.
Passing Practice – 15 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Session set up as illustrated.

• Players positioned as shown in diagram.
• Playing Area: 35m x 50m depending on the players
ability.
• Practice starts with yellow player #3.
• Passing sequence is in order as shown in diagram.
• Player stay in their positions after they have passed
the ball but must not stay static.
• Orange players pressure the ball as a unit without
intercepting (passive) the pass.

Progression

• Passing sequence to the left and to the right.

• Change the role of the yellow and the orange team.
• Increase the passing and ball speed.
• Introduce a second passing sequence.
• Get players to come up with their own passing pattern
as a further variation.

Positioning Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 8 v 8 + goalkeepers positioning game.

• Playing Area: 30m x 50m depending on the players
ability.
• Session set up as illustrated.
• Yellow team goalkeeper starts play.
• Objective for yellow team is to keep possession and
play forward into the orange goalkeeper.
• Objective for orange team is to pressure the ball and
prevent yellow team from playing into orange
goalkeeper.
• If orange win the ball the roles change, and yellow
team defend.
• Step Up: Make playing area smaller and or limit
touches on the ball.
• Step Down: Make playing area bigger and or
unlimited touches on the ball.
• 1 point for every completed pass into the end
goalkeeper.
Game Training – 20 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Playing Area: 50m x 60m.

• Session set up as illustrated.
• Players set up on the field as shown in the diagram.
• Coach starts with the ball and serves into the yellow
team.
• Objective for yellow team is to keep possession and
play forward into the orange goalkeeper.
• Objective for orange team is to pressure the ball and
prevent yellow team from playing into orange
goalkeeper.
• If orange win the ball, they try to score in either of the
two end goals.
• Usual game rules apply.
• Practice always starts with the coach.
• Encourage defending team to press the ball carrier.
• Encourage the defending team to prevent time and
space for opposition to play forward.

Training Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 8 v8 + goalkeepers on a ¾ pitch depending on players

ability.
• Players set up on the field as illustrated.
• Usual game rules apply.
• Maintain players positions so that the orange team
maintain their defensive shape.
• Observe improvement in orange team’s ability to
collectively pressure the opposition.
Session 9– Defending / Recapturing
Passing Practice – 15 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Playing Area: Grid A, 10m -15m, Grid B, 20m x 15m.

• Session set up as illustrated.
• Ensure that cones are set up as shown in the diagram.
• On coaches’ instruction, orange players pass the ball
in a random order.
• As the ball is being moved by the orange team, the
yellow team collectively move as a unit keeping
relative distance between themselves.
• When the ball moves to orange #7, all yellow players
must be in between the yellow cones.
• When the ball moves to orange #9, all yellow players
must be in between the blue cones.
• When the ball moves to the orange #11, all yellow
players must be in between the red cones.
• When the ball moves to either orange #6 or #8, yellow
players are to move forward towards the half-way
line.

Positioning Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Playing Area: 15m x 10 m (Grid A &* C), 15m x 5m

(Grid C).
• Session set up as illustrated.
• Coach starts the game by passing the ball to orange in
grid A.
• One yellow defender sprints into grid A and attempts
to win the ball.
• Orange look to keep possession from the defender
and try to play a pass across into grid C to a blue
player.
• Remaining yellow defenders in grid B must work
collectively to move as a unit to stop the ball going
across.
• Rotate every 2-3 minutes so all three teams defend.
• Step Up: Make playing area smaller and or limit
touches on the ball.
• Step Down: Make playing area bigger and or
unlimited touches on the ball.
Game Training – 20 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 7 v 5 game training.
• Playing Area: Half Pitch depending on players ability.
• Teams set up as shown in the diagram.
• Orange objective is to score by beating defensive line
of yellow and shooting at goal.
• Yellow objective is to maintain defensive shape, win
the ball off orange and play a pass into orange #1.
• Offside rules apply.
• Play always restarts with orange #1.

Coaches Remarks to defending team.

• Keep your relative distances.

• Cover each other.
• Press the ball if your close enough to do so.
• Drop as a defensive unit if yellow look to play in
behind.
• Move forward collectively if orange play backwards.

Training Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 6 v6 training game.
• Playing Area: Half Pitch.
• Teams in formation as show in the diagram.
• Orange #1 has a dual role.
• Objective for orange is to score in the goal against the
yellow goalkeeper.
• Objective for yellow is to win the ball and passing into
the hands of orange #1.
• Coach focuses on the zonal defending of the yellow
team.
• Observe improvement in yellows team’s ability to
collectively pressure the opposition.
Session 10– Defending / Recapturing
Passing Practice – 15 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Session set up as illustrated.

• At least three or more players at the starting position
(a) and two players at the net position (b).
• Passing sequence in order as shown in the diagram.
• Players follow their pass.
• Alternate the passing practice from left and right side
of the grid.
• Encourage accuracy and good ball speed in the pass.
• Gradually increase the running speed between passes.

Variation

• Move the cones back to increase the distance

between each player.
• Pass 3 now becomes a lofted pass that player (c) must
head, volley or control and pass to player (d).

Positioning Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Session set up as illustrated.

• Playing Area: 3 squares of 15m x 15m or 20m x 20m
depending on players ability.
• Practice starts with the coach serving the ball to
either players in grid A or C.
• As the ball is served by the coach, players #1 and #2
from the yellow team from grid B immediately start
defending in grid A or C.
• As shown in the diagram, orange team must keep
possession and get the ball over to the blue team. If
successful yellow players #3 and #4 the defend
against the blue team.
• If orange or blue team lose possession or the ball goes
out of play, they change roles with the yellow team
and become the defenders.
•
Game Training – 20 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 6 v 6 + goalkeepers Game Training.

• Playing Area: 50m x 50m divided by a half-way line.
• Players set up as shown in the diagram.
• Orange goalkeeper has a dual role.
• Practice starts with orange #1 playing a long ball into
one of the orange attacking players.
• Orange players look to keep possession and score in the
big goal.
• Yellow look to defend their goal win the ball off orange
and play a forward pass into the hands of the orange #1
goalkeeper.
• Offside rules apply.

Training Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 8 v 8 training game.
• Playing Area: 70m x 50m depending on players ability.
• Players set up as shown in the diagram.
• Usual game rules apply including offside.
• Orange GK must always start play with a long a ball into
the orange attacking players.
• Coach focuses on team defending the long ball.
• Observe improvement in yellows team’s ability to
defend the long ball.
Session 11– Transition from Ball Possession to Ball Possession Opponent.
Passing Practice – 15 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Playing Area: 15m x 15m.

• Players set up as shown in the diagram.
• Passing sequence in logical order (1-4) and players
then run to their opposite side. Don’t follow their
pass.
• Change direction regularly.
• Encourage good ball speed and accuracy.

Progression

• Perform the same exercise in diagram A but one pair

now act as passive defenders as shown in diagram B.
• Players now stay in their positions and don’t run to
the opposite side.
• Change direction regularly.

Positioning Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 4 v 2 positioning game with 8 players.

• 8 players divided into two groups as shown in the
diagram.
• Playing Area: 10m x 10m / 15m x 15m depending on
players ability.
• Session set up as illustrated in diagram A.
• Orange team look to keep possession from defending
yellow players in a 4
• If yellow win the ball through or the ball goes out of
play, the game immediately transfers across (diagram
B) with two orange players immediately defending
four yellow players.
Game Training – 20 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Transitioning game. Yellow team with the ball then

without the ball, orange team without the ball then
with the ball.
• Session set up as illustrated.
• Playing Area: Half pitch depending on the players
ability.
• Blue goalkeeper has a dual role.
• Practice starts with blue goalkeeper feeding into the
yellow team.
• Objective for the yellow team is to keep possession and
try to score against the orange goalkeeper.
• Objective for the orange team is to win possession off
the yellow team, maintain possession and try and play
forward into the hands of the blue goalkeeper.
• The yellow team must try and stop the orange tea,
quickly transitioning the ball to the blue goalkeeper.

Training Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Same organisation as the game training component of

the session.
• Non-stop game with no coaches’ stoppages.
• Coach only on the run.
• 3 points for every goal scored by yellow, 1 point for
every time orange successfully get the ball into the
hands of the blue goalkeeper.
• Usual game rules apply.
• Observe improvement in yellows team’s ability to
collectively pressure the opposition immediately when
they lose possession.
Session 12– Transition from Ball Possession Opponent to Ball Opponent
Passing Practice – 15 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• Session set up as illustrated.

• Playing Area: Cones set up 10m – 15m apart.
• Three teams of three as shown in the diagram.
• Passing sequence is random no logical order.
• Once pass is played player to move to the next cone in
an anti-clockwise direction as shown.
• Players then follow the passing sequence illustrated.
• Change direction regularly.

Progression

• Perform the same exercise in diagram A but one pair

now act as passive defenders as shown in diagram B
on the coaches call of a colour.
• Players now stay in their positions and don’t run to
the opposite side.

Positioning Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 6 v 3 Positioning Game.
• Session set up as illustrated.
• Playing Area: 30m x 30m depending on the players
ability.
• Practice starts with Orange and Blue team keeping
possession from the yellow team.
• As shown in diagram B, if blue lose the ball, they
immediately become the defending team against the
yellow and red team. This will create the transition
moment.
• Step Up: Reduce the size of the playing area or limit
the amount of touches on the ball.
• Step Down: Make the playing area bigger.
Game Training – 20 Minutes
Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 3 v 1 game training with 9 players.

• Playing Area: 12m x 12m (Grid A & C), 12m x 5m (Grid
B).
• Session set up as illustrated.
• Coach starts the game by serving the ball into grid A as
shown in the diagram.
• At that moment one orange player immediately defends
the ball creating a 3v1.
• Yellow team look to keep possession of the ball and play
a killer pass across into grid C.
• If successful, immediately another orange player
defends the ball against the blue team.
• If a team in possession loses the ball, they immediately
transfer into grid b to become the defenders and the
orange team swap and become a team in possession.
• Emphasis on quick transitioning.
• Step Up: make the playing area smaller or limit amount
of touches on the ball.
• Step Down: make the playing area bigger or unlimited
touches on the ball.

Training Game – 20 Minutes

Organisation/ Explanation Diagram

• 6 v6 + 1 goalkeeper training game.

• Playing Area: 40m x 40m depending on the players
ability.
• Session set up as illustrated.
• The goalkeeper acts as a neutral player.
• Practice starts with the coach located serving the ball to
the yellow team as shown in the diagram.
• Objective for yellow team is to try and score.
• If the yellow team score. Game restarts with coach
serving the ball to a yellow player.
• Objective for the orange team is to win the ball and
score in the two small gates.
• If orange win the ball and score, the coach immediately
serves the ball to an orange player and the orange team
now look to score the other way in the big goals with
the yellow team defending the goal.