Wide Channel Shape Walkthrough

Objectives

• -Teach the team's defensive shape at walking pace
• -Set distances between units
• -Give every player a clear reference point

Setup

1. 1A full defensive block set out with cone reference points in a 56 x 42 yards area.
2. 2Mark five-yard channels down both touchlines with flat cones.
3. 3Balls with the coach, bibs for the shadow attackers.

Coaching instructions

1. 1Shadow attackers move the ball and the block shifts to match.
2. 2Coach freezes play to check distances and body angles.
3. 3Build from walking to jogging to match pace across the rounds.
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

• -Units drifting apart
• -Players ball-watching and losing their reference
• -Everything funnelling into a crowded middle