Game with wide free zones
5v5 plus goalkeepers on a 50×40 m pitch with protected 6 m wide channels where wide players cross for runners.
Rules
- One wide player per team on each side, restricted to the channels
- Wide players cannot be tackled in the channels
- A goal from a cross counts double
- Swap the wide players after each game
Coaching points
- Full-backs time their entry into the channel
- Central players switch play quickly
- Forwards attack the space for the cross
From the session “Full-Back Training Drills: Defending 1v1, Overlaps and Crossing”
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