Wide Channel Possession Conditioning

Objectives

• -Build endurance inside a football practice
• -Keep decision quality high under fatigue
• -Avoid running without a ball

Setup

1. 1A large possession area with two teams and neutral players in a 42 x 36 yards area.
2. 2Mark five-yard channels down both touchlines with flat cones.
3. 3Balls with the coach, two sets of bibs.

Coaching instructions

1. 1Play possession in four-minute blocks with 90 seconds rest.
2. 2The team out of possession must press for the full block.
3. 3Rotate the neutrals so nobody rests inside the block.
4. 4The practice is started by a pass into one of the wide channels.
5. 5End actions only count when the ball has travelled through a wide channel first.

Common mistakes

• -Walking in possession
• -Individual pressing that wastes energy
• -Everything funnelling into a crowded middle