Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U9 - Passing and recieving on the backfoot
Premier Users' Club
Michael Nelson
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Organization: x3 groups of 4 players. Cones set 10yrds apart
Instructions: Player with the ball passes into the player in the middle (between orange cones), who recieves it on the back foot and passes to the furthest player, who recieves it and dribbles to orange cone and passes to the next player in the line. Players rotate (player who passes it - goes to middle, middle player - goes to far cone, player that dribbles - returns to que.
Coaching Points:
- middle player check shoulder, call for ball, recieve on backfoot
- passes to feet: firm and accurate
- check shoulder multiple times
Progressions:
- player that moves from the middle can move to either of the furthest cones
- player in the middle shifts out to either orange cone, depending on the player behind going to th left or right cone (e.g. far player moves to left cone = middle player moving to the right orange cone.
- progress to 1v1's + a wall player and goals
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Organization: x2 fields with endzones. 5v5
Instructions:
- Directional game
- Players can score a point/goal by making a pass into the endzone and a teamate recieving the pass in the endzone.
Coaching Points:
- Get wide to recieve the ball
- Play quickly
- Good movement and runs
- Recieve ball from deep and open up to face forward whenever possible
Progressions:
- Target player in endzone
- 2 touch
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Organization: 4v4's or 3v3s
Instructions: Free play
Coaching Points:
- Support player on the ball
- Angles
- Movement/runs
- Play quickly
- Communication
Progressions:
- 3 touch
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
Organization: 30x30yrd grid. Cones scattered in various areas of the grid
Instructions:
- Players to dribble around the area in/out of the cones.
- Players with a ball each doing ball mastery moving from cone to cone: bell touches, outside/inside, toe taps, rolls, roll-stop etc. (moves carried out using inside, outside, and bottom of the left foot and right foot). Also do ball skills at a cone (outside - inside, triangles etc.), both feet used.
- Players to practice dribbling moves at the cones (i.e. dribble at a cone with speed and do a move to change direction away from it). Moves include; fake, double fake, scissors, Ronaldo, roll-push, Maradona etc.
Coaching Points:
- Head up and look for space (look for a cone that other players are not going to). Also when doing the ball mastery look forward at the cone, training to get head up when moving with the ball.
- Body position low when performing the dribbling move to change direction
- Moves done at speed and under control
Progressions:
- Various dribbling moves