Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Technical Warm-Up Activities

Zig-Zags (20 mins)

Technical Warm-Ups :

Team works through each stage together (A, B & C)

6 cones are placed in a line 1-2 yards apart, Players dribble the ball through the cones to the next stage

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Stage A - Use Right foot only

Stage B - Use Left foot only

Stage C - Use both feet

Combination Passing Patterns (20 mins)

Technical Passing Patterns : 3 man passing into space :

One large group split into 2

Player A passes to B (who checks-in) and moves diagonal for a return pass in a new area, then makes a pass into space for Player C, after which he moves to start the next rotation from position B.

Player B checks back, returns pass from Player A then continues to overlap player A and move into position C.

Player C creates space between himself and the cone while Players A + B combine passes, once pass is made for him from Player A he runs into space to receive the pass and dribble to the back of the line going the other direction.

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This is a 3 man combination passing pattern that involves 2 passes to feet to set-up the third pass into space. There is always movement before each player receives a pass, timing of the runs

Passing Y Patterns (20 mins)

Passsing and Receiving Activity

Players are split into 6 or more in a group

Distance between players/lines can vary between 6-15 yards

Players are working on correct body position, receiving with different parts of their feet, using Feints and looking behind them before receiving

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Stage A (Yellow group)

Player (1) passes to (2) and then moves into Line (2)

Player (2) receives the ball, turns and passes to Player (3) then moves into that position

Player (3) receives the ball and dribbles quickly to back of line (1)

Each repetition is to rotate sides (Lines 3 or 4)

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Stage B (Red Group)

Same rotation as Yellow group except there is a Wall-pass added between Player (2) and (3/4)

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Stage C (Blue Group)

There is now 2 wall-passes in this repetition

Player (1) makes a wall-pass with Player (2) then passes to Player (3)

Player (3) then makes a wall-pass with Player (2) before dribbling to end of Line (1)

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Stage D (Green group)

2nd player in Line (2) now acts as a passive defender by applying pressure to 1st player in Line (2)

Player receiving the ball must check their shoulder to see where the pressure is coming from, use feints to receive the ball and turn away from pressure and pass to the player (3/4)

Rotation : Same as others with the addition of Passive defender moving into receiving pattern