Kids are told to 'clear it' when the ball is near their goal, so they kick it long. When the other team gets it, they do the same. It turns into a volleyball match, just blasting it back and forth and hoping for the best.

But we didn't do that here – the Right Back calmly controls the long ball and attempts to pass it to his Left Back. He misses but the Left Wing has moved to the middle and is able to redirect the ball to Center Mid who gets a good shot off.