Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Week 3- U9-12 Learn To Train - Passing

Warm Up (15 mins)

Organization: 25 x 25 m. Players are in groups of 4. Each group with 1 ball. Warm up starts with passing and moving with ball in hand. Move around area doing underhand , chest passes, overhand passes . After they pass have each player do a physical literacy movement : Hop, run backwards, skip,side shuffle, open the gate, close the gate etc.

Progression : Ball at feet now , contuine with the physical literacy after they pass

Activity (15 mins)

Organization: 30 x 30m. 3 teams of 4. Each team with a ball. 1 team to be placed outside of grid. 2 teams to be placed inside the grid.The team on the outside of the grid, must pass to each other without hitting the players in the middle. The players inside the grid, must pass within their team’s number 1-4. Player 1 must pass to player 2, player 2 must next pass to player 3 within their own team etc.

Progression: Once the groups get the activity , give the players " extra points" if they can play with their outside, one touch or pass with their soul of their foot.

Coaching Points / Objectivies : Dribbling , Receiving , Passing , Finishing ,Turning with ball