3 Grid Possession Game

Set Up

• Field is 30x25 yards divided into three 10x25 yard grids with end zones at each end
• Each team starts with 3 players in their defensive 1/3, 2 players in the middle 1/3, and one player in the attacking grid

Procedure

• The Blue team starts with the ball in their defensive third and attempts to score a point by dribbling into the end zone or passing the ball to a teammate running into the end zone
• Attacking players may move up a grid any time the ball moves up a grid
• Defending players must stay in their grids

Player Movement Variations

• Attacking players may only move up a grid if they pass the ball
• Attacking players may only move up a grid if they are not the one passing the ball
• Players may switch grids if one player checks into a grid while another player runs through into the attacking grid

Variations To The Game

• Once players get the hang of the game, they cannot play a pass back to the grid where the ball came from
• Players may not play a pass into the grid that they are in
• Play that the middle grid is one touch only
• Play Straight Diagonal into the end zone
• Play to Goal

 Change The Starting Numbers In Each Grid To Focus On Different Positions

• Play with 2 or 3 forwards to work on their movement
• Play with 2 defenders- 2 wide players - 1 center mid- 1 fwd to work on on the wide players movement between the grids
• Play with 4 defenders to work on the back 4 movement
• Play with 3 Center mids