Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Play Style / Offensive: Playing through the thirds

Ball Mastery

Organization: Set up small groups to practise the "short, short, long / up, back and through' pattern

Instructions: player checks, receives pass, lays it back, then a through ball is played. Pattern then plays in opposite direction

Coaches Role: Supply of balls, technical correction, encourage precision and firm weight of pass

Technical: Passing techniques, 1st time passes, weight of pass

Tactical: Timing of arrival and the pass

Social: Call to initiate, call for drop, and call for through

Psychological: Strivng for better throughout

Physical: Body shape to receive, short sharp movements open body , shielding the ball

Stage 2

Organization: Blue vs Red, ball must be touched in each third beore progressing. Players can move out of their thirds but 1 player must be in each box at all times. If a team sores they get to restart from their end with the ball. If the ball goes out for a throw in or corner, team starts from their own end

Coaches Role: Supply of balls, in courage tempo,

Technical: Passing techniques, 1st time passes, weight of pass, first touch in a direction or to set, turning on 1st touch

Tactical: angles of support, when to possess and when to play forward, movement to create space, runs beyond and from deep

Social: communication, help, exact vocabulary instead of "here" - drop switch, back, turn, man on

Psychological: Decision making in the flow

Physical: Body shape to receive, short sharp movements to get open, shielding the ball, runs beyond and from deep