Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Passing and Movement

Skills-Ball Movement (20 mins)

SETUP:

2x 20 yd. squares with a cone at the corners.

  5 or more cones lined up in the direction ball will be played. ie One clockwise and one counter-clockwise. 

  Balls can be started at 2 diagonal corners to control the pace. (additional balls can be in play when player ability permits).

  Next player to receive lines up facing the incoming ball but behind the first player.

*Move players from one directional square to the other either on a schedule that allows the players to rotate a couple times or as they complete the circuit in one direction.

Player Movement:

1 This position plays a ball to position 2.

 -Pass forward

 -Dribble then pass forward

2 This position receives the ball as required by the coach and then either passes or dribbles as required by the coach.

3 This 3rd position/movement will either be a pass forward to the next player (The next position 1) or a prescribed dribbling sequence through the cone line before playing forward.

 *Players always follow the direction of the ball to the next position

Options/Variations:

• Receive with INSIDE of foot
  • Receive and pass with 2 touches
  • Receive and pass with 1 touch
  • Receive and dribble forward
  • Receive and dribble, then pass forward

• Receive with OUTSIDE of foot
  • Receive and pass with 2 touches
  • Receive and pass with 1 touch
  • Receive and dribble forward
  • Receive and dribble, then pass forward

Dribbling variations:

• Insides of feet (tick-tock, cuts/chops, or foundations)
• Outsides of feet (cuts/chops)
• Bottoms of feet (rolls)
• Tops (pushes)
• Left foot only
• Right foot only
• Players choice

• Proper Passing and Receiving techniques
• Head up as playing forward
• Awareness of the next pass
• Run, don't walk to the next position (Resting only when in the proper place)