The Weekly Session – Week 20 | Wide Play & Crossing: When to Play Wide

This week’s session is the start of a new 4-week block on Wide Play & Crossing The focus for Week 1 is When to Play Wide — helping players recognise early when the best option is to use the wide areas, move the ball quickly, and create space to go forward This session looks at: recognising early when to play wide seeing the best time to play wide passing accurately and quickly to the wide player keeping eyes up using body shape to help play forward Session detail: What: When to play wide How: Eyes up, correct body shape, stretch the pitch, look before receiving Why: Create space to go forward When: When defenders are compact centrally Where: Wide areas, build-up Who: Wingers Session flow: Arrival: Skills Combination Part 1: Eyes Up Passing Part 2: Dribble or Combine Wide Part 3: 5v5 + 2 Wide Game This is the first session in the block: Week 1 – When to Play Wide Week 2 – Creating Space in Wide Areas Week 3 – How to Cross Week 4 – Attacking the Box A strong starting point for building player understanding around wide play and helping them recognise when the wide option can open the game up #footballcoaching #grassrootsfootball #soccercoaching #youthfootball #weeklysession #wideplay #crossing #playerdevelopment #foundationagecoaching —————————- Need help planning your 4 week blocks? Get a FREE 21-day trial using our Session Pathway Planner to help 👉 https://foundationagecoaching.com/ses...