Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): u15 NSW Country passing warm up short short long (Start Time: 2024-06-25 12:25:00)

set up positions

This is played in 1/2 a field.

Uses players 1 & 6,8 & 9,10 & 7,2 & 11,5.

Play starts at the centre. All field players are in groups of 2 to play 2 short passes before a longer pass. 

Passing sequence is short, short, long forward then short, short, long wide then short, short (back, thru), cross then finish.

After each sequence, the wide ball goes to the opposite side.

All passes are to be 1 or 2 touches. 6 & 8 play two passes then long pass to 9 who passes to 10.

This will be useful for u16, women's and men's team as a warmup, to practice passing accuracy, passing combinations, crossing and finishing.

There is no defender pressure.

The only pressure is the number of touches, reaching the player with the pass, crossing to avoid the keeper, crossing so the striker is running toward goal, and timing of the run onto the cross.

There is plenty to coach

the cross

The cross and set up

Aim for all passes to be on the deck.

Winger to look across the field to see players in box, to see offside line

Winger to get side on to pass back - pass then accelerate

Pass to winger to be 1 touch if possible

Winger can take first touch in at 45 to set up for an easier cross

Encourage winger to take cross with the other foot- i.e., left foot on right wing, especially if the pass is short ( or if defender position blocks the natural foot