7v7 lesson · Look and help · Beginner

Make Room for Your Team

Spread into useful space so the player on the ball has another route.

What the coach says

The left teammate is close to the defender. There is more room near the side.
A wider position can open a new passing angle. Keep watching the ball.
Move wider while the defender holds the old lane.
The pass can reach the wide teammate. The team has more room to play.
Give it back. The defender starts moving toward that left side.
Look across the field. There is room for a teammate on the other side.
The right teammate moves wide. You do not all need to gather around the ball.
Pass into that room. Width helped because it changed the passing angle.
After passing wide, the middle midfielder moves across behind the ball to offer a return angle.

Try to answer before you read the coach’s explanation. On the island you answer each one on the pitch.

Question 1
Where could the left teammate move to help?
- Move toward the ball
- Move toward the left side
Coach’s explanation: Moving wider takes the receiver away from the blocked lane.
Question 2
Where would another supporting run help most?
- Move toward the left side
- Move toward the right side
Coach’s explanation: The defender followed the left route. A wide right option gives the passer a different way out.
Question 3
True or false? Everyone should gather close around the ball.
- False
- True
Coach’s explanation: It's false. Spreading out gives the passer more routes.
Question 4
The defender moved to the left side. Which pass is open now?
- Pass to your left teammate
- Pass to your right teammate
Coach’s explanation: Your right teammate moved wide into open room.
Question 5
The right teammate is close to a defender. Where should they move?
- Hide behind the blue player
- Move toward the ball
- Move wide on the right
Coach’s explanation: Wide on the right opens a new passing angle.