Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Cross the River Variations

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Gio DeMartini

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Gio DeMartini
Name: Gio DeMartini
City: Boise, ID
Country: United States of America
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Cross the River 6v2

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Cross the River 6v2
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Cross the River 6v2

Organization of Session

  • One team of 6, split into two zones
  • One team of 2 defenders
  • Possession team (Red) stays in designated zones
  • Pressure team (Blue) moves freely between the two zones

Key Points

  • Players in possession look to make a specific amount of passes 3-5, or a specific action (split, bump) before passing the ball to the other zone
  • IF pressure team wins the ball, they can play the ball into either counter goal

Coaching Points

  • see three cones/flags
  • open lane to the far foot
  • passes out of pressure

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Cross the river 4v1

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Cross the river 4v1
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Cross the river 4v1

Organization of Session

  • One team of 4, split into two zones
  • One pressure defender in the middle
  • Possession team (Red) stays in one zone until they can make a pass out of pressure to their teammate in the other zone
  • Pressure team (Blue) moves freely between the two zones

Key Points

  • Players in possession look to make a specific amount of passes 3-5, or a specific action (split, bump) before passing the ball to the other zone
  • Once the ball is passed to the target in the other zone, 3 (red) teammates enter the other zone
  • IF pressure team wins the ball, they can play the ball into any counter goal

Coaching Points

  • see three cones/flags
  • open lane to the far foot
  • passes out of pressure


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Cross the River with a parking zone

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Cross the River with a parking zone
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Cross the River with a parking zone

Organization of Session

  • 3 teams of 4 players
  • Parking zone in the middle of the field
  • Possession teams (red, blue) stay in designated areas
  • Pressure team (yellow) moves freely between the zones

Key Points

  • Players in possession look to make a specific amount of passes 3-5, or a specific action (split, bump) before passing the ball to the other zone
  • IF pressure team wins the ball, they can play the ball into their teammates in the parking zone and then into the counter goal OR directly into the counter goal

Coaching Points

  • see three cones/flags
  • open lane to the far foot
  • passes out of pressure


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