1. Playing out of the back-developing the techniques
Organization
Passing and receiving focus
15 yd. square Groups of 5 with Two balls
One player each corner and one in the middle
Ball one is passed around the outside of square
Have ball 2 in the middle just dribbled around to start
Ball two is now passed into a new player and followed
Change direction of outside ball with a pass to the front foot
Coaching points
Communication or awareness
Check to receive at an angle
Open body shape
Coach the stages of passing technique
Pass to front foot
1st touch out of feet
Awareness of other ball
If ball is passed to front foot change direction
Receiving and running with the ball focus
The ball is run with along the cone sides of the area
The ball is passed across the none cone sides
If you add another player/coach add in a 2nd ball
Add in a cone to dribble around in the middle so players receive dribble and then dribble to beat
Check to receive
Head up
Use laces to get ball out of feet
U10- Speed of play
Combine all three activities in any way that you can
Ball passed around with checking
Ball passed from in to out and followed
Ball run with on the outside
Looking and preparing

2. Playing out of the back Organization
Area 30x40 with a 5 yard safe zone in the middle of the field
3 teams of 3 – 2 goalkeepers
Safe zone has two counter goals at each side
3 cones are placed in the central area of the field
1. Behind the goal
2. On the edge of the penalty area
3. In the middle of the safe zone
The ball is passed into the goalkeeper of the Blue team and 1 red goes to try and win the ball back and go to goal. The blue team try to get into the safe zone by
Dribbling through the wide gates
Passing to the coach (who is the midfielder)
If blue breaks out they pass to the white goalkeeper and 1 player pressures
If red team scores they change places with the defending team and try to break out Vs the Blue Team
Once players establish the habits needed to get out
Start practice from a pass back to the keeper – see across
Allow another player into pressure the ball
Once in safe zone allow players to either dribble in or wait to get support in attack
Finish with 4v4 game with one playing midfield for both teams
Coaching points
Team Shape – wide players check out wide
Central players check on the opposite side of the central cones forming a central triangle
Awareness of pressure
Awareness of outlet -coach or gate
Coach in the flow the Technical side- passing- receiving or dribbling
Coach the goalkeeper to put the ball on the floor to play out
Speed of play –quick to hit out
Attacking principles of play
Width/ depth and penetration
Play the way you face
Central players receive with an open body shape
Coach transition
Defending with a tight shape and compress the area
Transition into attack by changing the shape into a big shape and hitting out
Advanced
Start from goal kicks and free kicks G D D D C D D D G G D D D C D D D G
White defender faces their own goal and is forced to play back and get out through the wide goals