Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Camp - Passing & Receiving (PM) (Start Time: 2016-04-27 12:05:00)

Warmp Up (15 mins)

Organization:

1.30 x 20 yard area set up as shown

2.9 players set up as shown

3.1 ball (Additional around the outside)

Instructions:

1.The game is to use a passing technique to hit the player below knee height

2.One player starts the game off with a ball; they are trying to pass the ball at a player without the ball

3.If the player with the ball is successful in passing the ball at the player then the player hit collects a ball and helps to capture the rest of the group

4.When there is one player remaining without a ball, start the game over with that player now trying to pass the ball at those without a soccer ball

5.Make sure the players passing all wear a pinnie so players can tell the difference

Coaching Points:

1.Angle of approach, center or off center

2.Ball contact middle of ball

3.Can you disguise your pass, Push Pass – Inside/Push Pass - Outside

Progressions:

P Once a player is hit they now work together using one ball. For every even number players passing add in an extra ball i.e 2 player passing at those without ball = 1 ball, 4 players passing at those without balls = 2 balls

R Make the field smaller

Main Theme 2 (15 mins)

Organization:

As shown

Instructions:

Players pass the ball back and forwards, once defender breaks the line of the square the game is active (they must break the line as soon as they pass but it can be after any number of passes) both players are trying to score in either goal.

Coaching Points:

1. Quality of passing and receiving

2. Awareness of defender (1st touch to beat player, 1st touch is no touch?) get head up as ball is travelling.

Progressions:

Main Theme 4 (15 mins)

Organization:

1.40 x 40 yard area set up as shown

2.10 players

3. Balls

4.12 + cones (These are placed randomly around the area to make mini gates to pass the ball through)

Instructions:

1.Players played 5 v 5

2.Players move around the area

3.Once the pair reaches a gate, the attacker must pass to their target player through the gate

4.After the ball has been received through the gate is a goal

5.Players keep count of the gates the ball is passed through

Coaching Points:

1.Head up, observe your target

2.Weight and accuracy of pass

Progressions:

P – Can you find a double Gate to get double points

P – Limit to two touch so that the players have to continue to pass moving to the gates

R – Plays stop at the gate before passing the ball on