Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): C Licence - Session 6 - Quick Forward Passing (Start Time: 2021-02-17 18:30:00)

Warm Up/ Passing Practice (15 mins)

Setup:

Field Size: 65 x 40 (width of the 18 yard box. 18 yd box to 18 yd box) Split into 2 with a line of cones down the middle

Players: 15

Equipment: 12 red cones, 8 blue cones, 2 pop up goals, 20 balls, 6 red bibs.

Explanation:

Groups of 4 work together.

Blue cones indicate starting position.

2 balls served simultaneously from the Goalkeeper to the 1st player on the left and right side.Players are restricted to 1 touch. Players pass to the next player that is 45 degrees ahead of them. They then do an overlapping run of the player directly ahead of them to receive the ball. Passing continues down the field until the final player gets into the scoring zone and  passes the ball into the pop up goal.

After they have collected their ball and returned to the start, 1 player goes again with the next group.The players that are waiting to go are performing dynamic stretches.

Progression:

•  Add 1 player from the waiting group to serve as a passive defender all the way up the field. 

Coaching points:

• Weight of the pass
• Body position
•  Workrate

Game Training (20 mins)

Setup:

Field Size: 65 metres long by 40 metres. (18 yard box to 18 yard box)

Players: 14

Equipment: 20 Balls, 10 cones, 6 Blue bibs, 6 Red bibs. 2 full size goals.

Explanation:

6 v 6 + keepers. 

Assistant coach passes to the red #6. The red #6 then passes to either of the blue centre backs.

As soon as the Red #6 passes the ball the game is live. 

Blue team must try to pass forward at every opportunity until they get into the scoring zone.

If Red team win the ball, they are to attack the goal with no restrictions.  If Blue team win the ball back again, they are continue with the transition and try to make every pass go forward. 

Scoring Method:

1 Point per goal scored.

Blue team. -1 point for every pass that isn't forward.

Starting Positions:

Both teams are to setup in 2 triangles, 1 triangle in each half of the field

Team Task:

Win the ball back, and the ball progressing forward quickly.

Player Tasks & Cues

• Maintain forward ball movement.
• Quick forward passing and movement
• Make forward runs to join the attack.
• Be wary of the counter.