Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): S2 - Short Passing: Technical and Skill

Pass 1B - Diagonal

Drill Instructions

In pairs pass ball back and forward between players over a 10 yd distance. Encourage use of different areas of the foot, intensity and communication.

Key Factors

Passing Player

• Head up looking towards target
• Arms out for balance
• Strike the ball with instep for control and accuracy over a short distance

Receiver

• Call for the ball
• Point where you want to receive the ball.
• First touch out of feet
• Head up

Organisation

• Pairs / 3's if needed
• 1 ball per pair

Progression

• Increase/ decrease length of pass
• Increase/ decrease amount of touches
  
• Increase/ decrease intensity of passes
  
• Include a competitive element

Rondo 3v1 with Transition

Drill Instructions

• 3 v1 in 10ydx10yd square.
• 3 have to keep possession and defender needs to try and regain possession.
• Change happens when any of the following occur; 10 passes, possession is lost, defender gets a meaningful touch, ball goes out of the square, time limit ends
• When whistle blows, player in possession of ball plays pass into opposite square and then becomes the defender in that square.  
• Rondo resumes.

Key Factors

Passing Player

• Head up looking towards target
• Arms out for balance
• Strike the ball with instep for control and accuracy over a short distance

Receiver

• Call for the ball
• Point where you want to receive the ball.
• First touch out of feet
• Head up

Defender

• When should they press
• How should they effectively use their energy.

Passer on whistle

• Pick out viable option from other group
• Follow pass quickly
• Transition in a defender

Receiving group on whistle

• Switch attention to other group
• Communicate to provide an option to pass to.

Organisation

• Groups of 4

Progression

• Increase/ decrease amount of touches
  
• Increase/ decrease amount of passes needed before defender changes
• Increase/ decrease amount of time defender is in before change.