Congested midfield
Key Objectives
Teach your players to use width to move the ball out of congested areas in order to maintain possession and attack
Technical/Coaching Points
Movement off the ball in tight areas to create angles
Receiving under pressure
Spread the ball wide away from congestion
Organisation
Set out a pitch with 2 end zones and 2 wide channels
How to play
Play starts with the goalkeeper. The goalkeeper must pass into the central area.
Players combine to get the ball wide away from pressure and then make movements to receive and score in the end zone
The players on the outside are neutral and play for whichever team is in possession
Progression
If your players find this too easy or too difficult, you could progress the game in the following ways:
Alter the space
Overload/underload
Limit touches in the middle/outside