Channel (football)

In football, Channels are certain parts of the pitch.

The channels are subjectively described (there is no specific marking of the pitch) as the areas in which wide-playing strikers look for the ball, being a vertical strip extending from the goal-line toward the half-way line close to, but not too near the widest part of the pitch, an area more commonly occupied by a winger. [cite book |title=The Complete Guide to Coaching Soccer Systems and Tactics |last=Daniel |first=Jacob |year=2004 |publisher=Reedswain |isbn=1591640687 |pages=p. 178 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rKo7rRZfceUC&pg=PA178&vq=channels&dq=%2Bsoccer+%2Bcoaching+-american&lr=&num=100&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a&source=gbs_search_s&sig=mksio5HS83U2PAOqTaHC5KCvPZo#PPA178,M1 ]

By receiving the ball in the channel, a striker hopes to confuse the opposing defence, as he is between the full-back and centre-back.

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