Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Defending: Cover 13U-14U

Screen 1

1) Play starts in the left zone with the blue passing team who must keep the ball from the black midfielders using one touch.

2) After four passes play is switched to the player at the other end. The two side players move to the other square, as do the black midfielders.

3) The receiving player at each end has two touches to give his teammate time to get into his/her square.

4) Here the black midfielder wins the ball and must now dribble out of the area to score a point.

5) Every three minutes swap midfielders to give them a rest because it is hard work.

Set Up:

An area of 16x8 yards split into two 8 yard zones.

How to Play:

Start with four blue passing players on the outside of the first zone, with two black midfielders in the center. One blue player is on the far side of the second zone and the other four black players wait in pairs to replace the midfielders. The passing team must make for consecutive passes without the midfielders touching the ball. After fourth pass the ball is passed to the player on the far side of the second zone and all the players move to that zone, needing to make four passes again. The passing team have only one touch, so passes must be accurate (if you need to give players more touches, then do so). The player in the opposite half has two touches to give the others a chance to move into his/her half. If the black midfielders win the ball they dribble out of the area to win a point.