Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Rye Brook Double Pass

Double Pass Technical Warm Up

Rye Brook Double Pass

Activity 1-Player A passes to Player B who passes to Player C. Player dribbles back and the rotation begins again.

Coaching Points:

Check away

Open body to field

Receive on back/front foot depending on pressure

Acitivty 2-Add passive defender. Defender just shadows and helps paint picture for correct decisions. Players now perform double pass to play forward.

Coaching Points:

Same as previous

If pressure is tight, play double pass back to move ball forward.

Coaching Points:

Eye Contact on check

Pass on check

Check at an angle to open up passing lane

Follow your pass to make combination quicker

Check shoulder to see if how close pressure is (if

not tight then don’t combine, open out and take yourself)

Setting player read passing player’s body shape to

give good quality set back

Timing of run (don’t go too early to close down the

passing lane)

Read up before touch ball to make next action quicker

Free Play 3v3 (25 mins)

Organization:

3v3 Small-sided tournament games: 4 teams of 3 players eachteam. 2 fields of 30x40 yards with 2 Pugg Goals on opposite endlines.

Instructions:

- 4 Teams of 3, play 3v3 tournament style format where eachteam will play one another. 3 points

for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 for aloss. Each game should be approximately 6-8 minutes in duration

Coaching Points:

· Review of session's learning outcomes being translated into the game

· 3 lines of attack

· Creating diamond (gives angles of support)

· Making diamond as big as possible (Creating space)

· Identifying any numbers up situations