How to Play Mid-Field: Soccer Positions

Video Transcript

"My name is Tim Boucher soccer coach of LaSalle Academy for Expert Village. The next position that we want to talk about are the mid fielders. The mid fielders are the key to the game. It's often said that the team that controls the center of the field and when I say that I mean both from the penalty area from the 18 to the 18 and all the way to the side line, whoever controls that part of the field usually wins the game. The key to playing mid field is you own that part of the field, you are both on defense where you come back to the 18 and you're also on offense where you go to your offensive end on the 18. You want to make sure you are passing the ball. A big key to playing mid field is controlling the ball, moving the ball to the sides, moving the ball through up to your forward, making that pass to go through. If you have an opportunity to be able to make a run and go around the outside and chip the ball back across the middle, you want to do that as well. A big key too, you hear a lot of coaches say this to those of you who are just starting here, beginning soccer, a big key to it is making sure you get back on defense. You want to make sure that you always get back and don't just stay forward, you want to come back. Good luck mid fielders."