Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing on the ground

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Kristin Heywood

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Name:	Kristin Heywood
City:	Rochester
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Warmup (10 mins)

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Warmup (10 mins)

Warm up

As a team, staying together, move through the following progression:

Light jog down and back

High knees down, heel kicks back

Shuffle down and back

Skip down and back

Jog 5 steps, pull in knee for hamstring stretch, repeat all the way down

Lunges back

Jog 5 steps, raise knee up and rotate out, repeat all the way down

Jog 5 steps, raise knee up and rotate in, repeat all the way back

Jog 5 steps forward, jog 5 steps backward, then sprint...do this down and back

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Gate Passing (10 mins)

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Gate Passing (10 mins)

Setup

In a 25 x 20 grid, create 5-6 gates using cones.

Instructions:

1- Have players get a partner. They need one ball per pair.

2- Dribbling around the grid, players find their partner on the other side of a gate and make a pass between the two cones.

3- They then run to a different set of cones and repeat.

Progression

Take one of the pairs and without a ball, they become defenders trying to take away the pass between the other pairs.

Coaching points

1- Passing accuracy

2- Communication with partner

3- First touch with purpose...close to body, in direction of next step

4- Constant movement

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Square Pass (10 mins)

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Square Pass (10 mins)

Setup

Create a 10 x 10 grid with cones at four corners. 3 players, each at one cone, middle player starts with ball.

Instructions

1- Player makes a pass to one of other players. Can't pass ball diagonally.

2-Player not receiving ball must get to open cone to be in supporting position to receive a pass.

3- Players continue to pass and move in this pattern.

Progression

a) Only two touches.

b) Only one touch.

c) Add defender for pressure and to encourage quicker passes.

Coaching points

1-Passing accuracy

2-Getting in supporting position off of the ball

3-Giving the ball direction with first touch

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): End Zone Soccer (15 mins)

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End Zone Soccer (15 mins)

Set up

Create a 40 x40 field with two 10 yard end zones.

Two teams...5 v 5 with one of the players from each team in the end zone.

Instructions:

1-Players in center zone scrimmage with intention to pass to player in end zone to score a point. A point is scored when a pass is made from center zone and received by teammate in the end zone.

2- After a team scores a point, ball is put into play by player in end zone who scored a point to member of opposing team.

Progression

Must complete 3-4 passes in center zone before looking to score in end zone.

Coaching points

1- Communicate

2- Use space

3- Accuracy of pass

4- Appropriate pace of ball

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Scrimmage (15 mins)

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Scrimmage (15 mins)

Scrimmage

No restrictions to mini goals.

5v5

Coaching points

Accurate passes

Use space/open field

Communicate

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