Thirds of the Field

Coach Dina Gentile

What to do at different spaces on the field?

• The field can be divided up into thirds to effectively explain what players should do at each positional area on the field.

• Showing the players what you expect equates to a better understanding of the game.

• From defense to midfield to offense, we must spend time teaching players how they can maximize their performance (as an individual and as a cohesive unit).

Teaching: Thirds of Field

Use cones to designate three areas of the field: defensive third, midfield, and offensive third.

Teaching: Defensive Third of Field• What do we expect players to do?• What terms will we use to teach?

Teaching: Middle Third of Field• What do we expect players to do?• What terms will we use to teach?

Teaching: Offensive Third of Field• What do we expect players to do?• What terms will we use to teach?

Teaching Activity• In each of the grids, create situations: ( 2 v 3, 2 v 2, 3 v 2).

Teaching ActivityProgressing: • Set-up• Play in the grids to start, stop to teach.• Add bonuses, up and back allows players to go to next grid.

Thirds of Field

• Build off of concepts you have already instructed ( 1 v 1, give and go, up back through, defensive principles, throw-ins, create channels on the outside alleys)

• Create situations for your players to learn from playing with a player down in the offensive third, to playing with a player up in the middle third of the field.

• Have fun with this!!!

Elevate the gameon and off the field

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