Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Levittown Intramural Passing and Receiving - Week 7

Main Activity (15 mins)

Main Activity - 15mins

Organization: Treasure Island Gold Rush 

• 20x30- field 
• 4 teams (3-4 players per team)
• 4 different color cones on each corner of the field 
• (10-15) soccer balls in the middle of the field 
• 4 cones around balls will be Treasure Island

Instructions:

• Each team will be competing to collect the most Gold (soccer balls) from Treasure island and bring it back to their boats (4 grids of cones located by the corners of the field will be the pirate ships)
• The teams will be given numbers 1-4, when Coach calls a number the player who has that number will go and race to get the gold (soccer ball) from Treasure Island. The player should attempt an inside push pass back to a teammate inside their boat (colored cones player's assigned corner)
• Rotate another player's number every 30 seconds to allow every player a chance to go collect as many pieces of gold until it runs out
• The Team with the most at the end wins the game.

Coaching Points/Questions:

• Inside Push Pass ( What part of the foot do we use?)
  
•  Weight of the Pass (Short/Long pass?)
• Field Awareness (Where and when can we find a teammate to pass too?)

Regressions/Progressions:

• R- Make  corner grids bigger 
• P- Make corner grids smaller
• P-Allow multiple number of players per team go at a time instead of just one 

Match (10 mins)

Match- 10mins

Organization: Small Sided Matches

• 2-3 Fields 15x20 Grid
• 4-6 teams (3v3s or 4v4s)

Instructions:

• Free play

Coaching Points/Questions:

• Can we use the Inside push pass?
• Receiving the ball ( What part of the foot do we use?)
•  Can we pass where you think they are going to be, not where they currently are (if they are moving)?
• Should we be close to our teammate with the ball or spread out?
• Can we find open space to ask for a pass?
• Communicate with our teammates so we can receive the ball