Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Keeping the ball possession

Passing & moving

• set up 4 markers in a square 10 x 10 yards.
• 2 players start the session.
• Player with the ball has to pass the ball to supporting player and then move towards empty marker to support.
• player who receives, makes the pass to the player moving and then he moves to the empty marker.
• note that markers to be treated as positions on the field and the players are expected to reach the empty position as soon as the supporting player receives the ball.
• players have to complete 15 passes. after that next 2 players start the same.
• we continue this till some time. then add another player in the drill making 3 players.
• now the player who makes a pass moves to the empty space and the 3rd man support takes the spot of the 1st person who made the pass. ( as shown in grid 'B')
• Now we continue this for some more time. 

• Focus on the accuracy of the pass.
• Passing needs to be done accurately towards the marker.
• the player needs to be ready to support at the marker.
• movements of the supporting player.
• movements of the 3rd man support.
• Focus on the intensity of the pass.
• focus on the receiving of the player.

SSG

• Now add goalkeepers and and goals.
• only one condition that the ball should not go above waist height.