Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing and Receiving - Passing Into Space (Advanced Session) (Start Time: 2024-10-17 18:30:00)

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Liam Hay

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Name:	Liam Hay
City:	Bristol
Country:	United Kingdom
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Session is focussed on the topic syllabus of passing and receiving, this weeks section is on passing into space. Using a basic passing and receiving techincal phase allows the players to slowly get into the session working on the mechanics and movements before going into the skill section. Basic motor movements of passing the ball and receiving on the move then get taken into the later sections. Giving the players more familarity and reptitions using simple drills to begin with. Physical demand is also low compared to what is required much more later in the skill and small-sided game section. Using a quick tempo repetition game to play the ball into space behind a defender works well for the skill section and is an easy transition in from the techincal side. Starting with a 2v1 allows the attacking side to understand the mechanics of movement off the ball and playing the ball into space. After a session of this type of work and repetition, you can then incorporate it into the small-sided game. Splitting the field into thirds also allows the players to understand terminology and areas of the pitch used in the game. Combining what they have learned in the controlled enviornment earlier, can they bring that into a game situation. Playing the ball into the space behind the defenders is an important part of the game and the more familiar they can get with it over playing time the better.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical

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Technical (10 mins)

Organisation:

Set up on 5-a-side field. Looking on passing into space. Main practice uses two mini goals. Balls set up to either side of the mini goals to allow quick play if ball flies off. Teams seperated into equal numbers either side of the goal for the techincal portion. Teams will remain same for the skill section of the practice also. Each section will adance on another from the current syllabus topic of pass and receiving.

4 point set up, players spread evenly
Player who passes into space moves to next section immediatley. Receiver to play into passers. Practices work simultaneously.
Simple pass and follow flow

Key Technical Detail

Ball speed
On toes
Pass into path of receiever
Can receiever control the ball without breaking stride

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Use of non-verbal communication (Point where you want to receieve the ball)
First time pass (progression)
Add gates to drive through as a guiding tool

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill

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Skill (25 mins)

Organisation:
Teams split either end of the drill. Teams will rotate in attacking and defending to add multiple repetitions on both parts. Two mini goals to score into. Cones will set up a playing area to keep the ball moving. If ball goes outside cone lines players return to line and next players go.

2v1
Practice starts with one attacker playing the ball into space infront of their partner attacking
Defender must apply pressure instantly
Attackers looking to score utilising the overload and space
If defender wins the ball, they score in opposing goal

Key Technical Details

Focus on ball speed and accuracy
Blind side runs and runs in behind
Defender to mark space in between -not the player (can they delay?)

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Use offside lines as a progression (shaded area shows the offside range), can't arrive in there before the ball
Progress to a 2v2 if desired
On the clock for attackers, can they attack the space and score within 5-10 seconds

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Small-Sided Game

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Small-Sided Game (15 mins)

Organisation:
Small-Sided game set up. Looking at playing the ball into space behind the defence. Field split into the thirds using cones. Playing as a 5v5 including GK's on the full 5-a-side field. If more or less players work accordingly, if uneven look to use a neutral player.

Field split into the thirds of the field (Defensive, Middle and Attacking)
A regular small-sided game with teams looking to use the thirds to play the ball into space
Looking in behind the defenders if they are up in the middle third to go behind
Can the team on the attack realise what runs to make in behind
Defending team, can they block the gaps in between to force the attackers wide
Can a player who isn't directly involved in the attack make a third person run

Key Technical Details

Movement in behind the defenders
Passing triggers from defenders position
Passing triggers from team mates movement
Weight of pass in behind
Switch the play if necessary

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

2 goals if a ball is played into space behind and scored
Offsides count in the attacking third
Utilising goalkeepers to create an overload out of the defensive third
1 goal awarded if a pass breaks the lines to create a high scoring fun game

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