Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Technique Mastery: Passing

Warm Up (10 mins)

Organization:

Ball mastery warm up.

Each player with a ball dribbling around area.

Utilise different parts of the foot, skills and turns.

On coaches shout of "Go" players dribble around outside cone as quickly as possible and return to dribbling around square.

Coaching Points:

Head up to identify space.

Change speed and direction when performing a skill.

Ajust your touch depending on space available.

Progressions:

Ball between two, passing and moving around square. On coaches shout of "Go" partners come together and perform 10 quick passes before breaking out to rest of the square again.

Main Activity 2

Organization:

Area set up as shown above.

As end player (A) passes into pivot player (B), defender sprints out to touch either of the two white cones on side of area, and back to middle. Pivot player looks to play pass to opposite end player (C), while defender looks to intercept.

Activity continues in opposit direction once players have reset position.

Rotate player roles afre 45 seconds.

Coaching Points:

Continuously check shoulder to assess scenario behind you.

Check away first before checking into area you want to receive.

Can you disguise first touch to throw off defender?

Selection of type of pass key - driven/curved.

Progressions:

Adjust the width of the white cones depending on success of pivot player.

Scrimmage

Organization:

6v6 scrimmage.

FIFA rules apply.

Coaching Points:

Apply coaching points learned throughout session.