Breakout to score

Overview

The breakout game helps your team’s ability to regain possession and launch speedy counter attacks.

SET UP

• Pitch 50yds x 30yds split into two 25yd x 30yd areas

See complete set up here

What you get your players to do

Divide your players into two teams of six plus two goalkeepers.

To start, the game is played inside one half of the field with one team attacking to score a goal.

The defending team must try to stop the attackers scoring and regain possession of the ball.

When doing this the defending team should try to pass forward and release a player into the opponent’s half so they can run through and score a counter attacking goal.

Rules

• The game is played for two eight minute halves
• Each team has a turn as the attackers and then counter attacking defenders
• If the ball leaves play then the game is restarted from the centre line by the attacking team
• If a counter attack is made then only one counter attacking defender can enter the attacking team’s half of the field, no attackers are allowed to run back

Development/progression

Allow an attacker to race back and try to defend 1v1 against the counter attacking defender.