Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): FAW C Certificate - Passing

Technical

Organisation: 

Create a simple 30x20 rectangle.  

Cone 10 meters off creating a square.  

Four players on the outside and four players on the inside. 

All players are bibbed up and split into team. 

Practice: 

Players in the middle of the box all have a ball and move around the square. 

They must pass the ball to the players on the outside and move into space to receive the ball again. 

Mechanics: 

Look at the target

Eye on the ball

Angle of approach 

Non kicking foot alongside the ball in a comfortable position

Strike centre of the ball with inside or outside of foot 

Firm ankle 

Follow towards target

Progression: 

Add competition the players must see how many passes they complete in a minute. 

Give them a distance to pass from 

They aren’t aloud to go back to the same player twice in a row 

Regression: 

Get them to take their time and move in a circle to keep in routine and comfortable. 

Small Sided Game

Organisation:

In the set up area add two goals 

One team at one goal the other team at the other. 

Practice: 

Free play to start 

Remove the goals 

Team must complete 5 passes with out getting tackled to get a goal 

After a while add the goals back in. 

If the team gets a goal that’s one goal if the team gets five passes and a goal that’s 3 goals

Progression: 

Give them a time limit to score 

Give them a touch limit before they pass

Regression : 

Lower the number of passes to score. 

Add the goals earlier to make it more realistic