Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): WEEK 8: Passing and Receiving skills.

Pro-Club: Pleasanton RAGE Girls Soccer Club

Sarah Fawcett

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Name:	Sarah Fawcett
City:	Leeds
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Aim:

-To improve the teams ability to maintain possession by developing individual passing and receiving skills

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Cogi Training: Warm up

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Cogi Training: Warm up (15 mins)

Set up:

-place cone or pole in centre with small cones 15 yards from middle as shown

-divide group into 4 (one group behind each cone)

Activity:

-4 players at once (one from each line). One ball per line.

-Players start and finish at same line.

-Begin with light jog to middle, around pole, jog out and join line to left. Repeat with lateral movement, backwards, skipping.

-Players dribble ball to middle go around the pole and dribble to their left

-Players Dribble to the middle, stop the ball and take players ball to their left.

-Repeat all movements in opposite direction.

-Players dribble to middle and perform a turn, accelerating back to the line they started from (pull-back, outside cut, L-shape)

Dosage:

Intensity: Moderate to high

Reps: 2 (clockwise and counter-clockwise)

Rest: 30 seconds between each rep

Coaching Points:

-close control

-use all surfaces of the foot

-keep your head up and use periheral vision

-change of direction and acceleration.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical: Passing and Receiving

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Technical: Passing and Receiving (20 mins)

Set Up

-as above, same area as warm up.

-players work in triangles, one player in middle, two players on outside as shown.

-should be groups of 3.

Activity

-Player A passes the ball to the middle (player B), and follows their pass.

-Player B receives with their right foot, then passes to Player C. Player B follows their pass.

-Player C receives with their right foot and dribbles the ball back to the start.

-Then repeat sequeance.

Progressions

-Repeat exercise so players now receive with the left foot (the triangle will flip-flop)

- Paintbrush activity: Remove the cones and have players passing and moving in the marked area. The idea is to have the players using the ball as a paintbrush to cover the grass and moving at all times.

Dosage:

Intensity: Moderate to high

Reps: 20

Sets: 2 (Right then left foot)

Rest: 1 minute between each set

Coaching Points:

TRY TO:

-Pass using the inside of your foot facing your target.

-receive the ball with an open body position.

-Move off the ball and support the recieving player to hlp with pass selection.

-Provide a good pass with good weight and accuracy.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Tactical: Rondo's

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Tactical: Rondo's (20 mins)

Set up

- as above

-3 v 1 in each grid

Activity

-3 v 1 rondo's

-change the defender everytime they win the ball

Progression

-4 v 2 rondo's

Dosage:

Intensity: high

Activity: 30-60 seconds

Reps: 8-10

Sets: 2

Rest: 1 minute between each set

Coaching

TRY TO:

-Pass using the inside of your foot facing your target.

-receive the ball with an open body position.

-Move off the ball and support the recieving player to hlp with pass selection.

-Provide a good pass with good weight and accuracy.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Tactical: SSG

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Tactical: SSG (30 mins)

Set up:

- 40 x 30 yards

-4 mini goals

- 5 v 5 (or 6 v 6 depending on numbers)

Activity:

-5 v 5

- non-directional. Teams can score in any 4 goals.

Progression

-two touch limit

-make it directional like a real game

- less coaching, let them play

Dosage:

Intensity: High

Duration per game: 3 minutes

Reps: 6-8

Rest: 1 minute between games

Coaching Points:

TRY TO:

-Pass using the inside of your foot facing your target.

-receive the ball with an open body position.

-Move off the ball and support the recieving player to hlp with pass selection.

-Provide a good pass with good weight and accuracy.

-Maintain possession of the ball