Football: Possession Lesson Plans

In this technique session, players will develop a sound understanding of the different surfaces they can use to control the ball efficiently.

What good is possession without purpose? Keep the ball with intensity and attack with venom with this energetic session.

Build your attacks from back to front with patience, skill and quality understanding between the players.

Keep the ball. Don’t let them have a sniff. Produce performances that control the game from the first whistle to the final whistle.

Build attacks with patience and get the ball into feet. Allow your players to recognise the value of good build-up play and make sure they understand the positioning and type of passes to make with this technical session.

Set up attacks by encouraging your players to show for the ball and make/receive a pass with confidence.

The ?modern way? is to play out from the back. To be able to do it successfully though, you need your defenders to be comfortable on the ball when looking to pass, dribble and scan the pitch.

Don’t let your players over-complicate things on the field. Develop their decision-making skills to improve the quality of your attacks and to sustain some pressure in the attacking third.