Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Build up Through 4-4-2

6v4

The pitch is the width of the 18 yard box and 60 yards long. Each half is 30 yards long, and the field is split into thirds vertically. Each side has 3 mini goals on the end line. Each team will have 6 players set up in a back 4 with 2 midfielders as well. There is also 2 neutral players at the halfway line just outside the field. 

The coach will pass the ball into one of the areas, the team without the ball will send in 4 players to defend. The team with 6 is trying to get 5 passes to progress. At any point if the defending team wins the ball, they are trying to score in any of the near mini goals. If the team in possession can get 5 passes, they are trying to progress the ball out wide. This is where the neutral player is live, to break out the team in possession must play the ball into the neutral player who will attack the defender in the outside channel. Once this is done, the team just defending retreats to their half and they get the ball to try and get 5 passes. If the ball ever leaves the field of play, the team in possession get 2 tries before the possession is switched. 

Progression:

- Once the ball is passed into the neutral, a player in possession can also join the wide channel to make it 2v1

- At any point in the build up the neutral player can jump into the possession grid, however one player must switch and play higher in the oppositions wide area