Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Receiving - Diagonal (Without Pressure)

Warmup (15 mins)

Organization:

On Arrival - Juggling

Then in pairs as above

Instructions:

Improve and reinforce proper passing technique, players 8-10 yards aparts passing in pairs with proper technique (ankle locked, contact middle of the ball with inside of foot, follow through towards target).

Coaching Points:

Progressions:

Semi Opposed (20 mins)

Organization:

24x12 yd areas

4 players set up as shown

Instructions:

- same set up as previous activity with the addition of a passive defender

- defender will stay in the middle until the ball is played to the receiving player, then will apply passive pressure

- receiving player takes first touch to create passing lane to play to the target on the opposite line

- passing player becomes the defender, defender becomes the receiving player, receiving player becomes the target, target brings ball back to beginning and restarts the activity

Coaching Points:

- create space to receive with movement away from the ball before checking back into space

- sideways body position ready to receive

- check shoulder to observe position of the defender

- take touch down the line if the line is open, attempts to break the line of the defender with the 1st touch

- take touch inside to create the passing lane if the defender blocks the line

Progressions:

1 - defender must still remain in a central position until the ball is played, but is now allowed to try to win the ball