Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): u9S Passing and Dribbling session (Start Time: 2022-05-04 18:00:00)

Passing (15 mins)

Set-up

*Square or rectangular area, outlined with cones

*2 players on the inside, 8 on the outside. All outside players have a ball

Brief description

*2 players start on the inside of the square. They move around the inside of the area collecting passes from the outside, control and pass back. Move to a new player to repeat. Cannot get a pass from the same player twice.

Aims

*Players to control and pass with inside (instep) of the foot.

*Good first touch on receiving the ball

*Body position/balance and look where passing the ball

*Weight of pass, accuracy over power

*Use both feet

Possible progressions/Adaptations

*Adjust are size if needed

*Increase/Decrease number of players in the middle

*Rather than controlling pass, play the ball back to outside first time

*Turn into a game 1) players in the middle vs each other; who can complete the most passes 2)Same as number 1 but working in pairs 3)Players in the middle take turns as defender and attacker. Which attacking player completed the most passes, with the defender trying to stop passes.

SSG (20 mins)

Set-up

*Two end zones with 3 gates at either end of the pitch

*1 ball

Brief description

*Small sided games where players can only score by dribbling or passing through the gates at the end zones.

Aims

*Too see if the players can take the skills of what they have learnt from the session into a game environment.

*For dribbling - close control, soft touches, head up, use both feet, all surfaces of the foot

*For passing - Body position, weight, accuracy, using instep

Possible progressions/Adaptations

*Add, remove or adjust size of scoring gates

*Change the rules so you can only score by dribbling through the gate or so you can only score by passing through the gate, not both.

*Adjust the size of teams so one has extra players

*Move into a normal match