Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Long Passes and Recovery of the ball.

Warmup (10 mins)

Free Dribble

All players with a ball at their feet, dribbling inside the designated area, trying to get as many touches as possible in the set time (i.e. 60 seconds) 

Throughout the various rounds coach changes the skill, touches with any foot, right foot only, left foot only, inside vs outside etc. 

Passing Situational (10 mins)

Organisation: 3 Players on one side, 3 players on the other side, and 2 defenders in the middle section marked out by the tall cones. Set up on other side of the field for other players same as shown (3+3+2 defenders).

Instructions: One defender can go in at one time to pressure the 3 players on the ball, the other defender must stay in the tall coned middle section and try to block the long pass. Players must play the ball around and creat an opportunity to play a long pass to one of the 3 players on the other side.

Coaching Points: Select correct pass - gap in players use low driven pass through, both defenders close use curled or lofted pass.

Progressions: Add more defenders

Scrimmage (10 mins)

Match Play: 8 v 8

Instructions: Encourage when to hit a long pass - switching play when space over the other side, ball over the top for striker to run onto, ball down the line into space for winger to move onto etc.

Coaching Points: If there is a gap between opposing players and a teamate is a distance away and in between, you could use a low driven pass to slit them. If there is no room but there is a player in space behind a group of opposing players you could use a lofted pass.