Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Session 15 - Playing Through Central Areas (Start Time: 2022-03-02 17:30:00)

Technical Practice (15 mins)

Organisation:-

A pass & follow exercise

6 x red cones laid out as above distanced to allow a short pass (1 to 2); a medium range pass (2 to 3) and finally a longer pass (3 to 4)

Play starts with player 1 with a short pass to player 2

Player 2 must receive the ball with an open body position and to the back foot to enable the ball to be moved on to player 3 in two touches if possible.

Player 3 sets up on the inside of their cone and must use their first touch when receiving the pass to move the ball to the outside of the cone.

Player 3 then makes a driven pass to player 4.

Player 4 controls and then moves to the starting position.

Once Player 1 has made their pass and has moved to the 2nd cone then the ball can be immediately played to them. This time the next pass is made to player 5, who passes to player 6 etc using the same techniques as described above.

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Regression - If too difficult then allow more touches

Progression - pass 3 to 4 can be a lofted or chipped pass or a pass with outside of foot

Progression - 3 plays a 1-2 with player 2

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Take 1st touch  with weaker foot

Make pass with weaker foot

Play off 2-touch whenever possible

SSG (20 mins)

5 v5 Small Sided Game



Normal football rules apply.

1 point for a goal

1 player from each team restricted to coned central area - no other players allowed in the area.

Goals resulting from passes through the central player are worth double

Players can rotate in and out of central area providing only one player from each team is in the area at any one time