Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): session 8 shooting (Start Time: 2024-10-31 17:40:00)

Technical Practice Passing (15 mins)

Technical session will look at developing players ability to pass theninstantly move and look to receive a pass back.

 Players will be in2's within a 10x10 yard box with 1 ball per group. 

Instruction. 

Player 1 will pass the ball to player 2 opposite and instantly movelaterally to the empty cone.Player 2 receives the ball then looks to pass back to player 1 who hasmoved before moving to the empty cone themselves. 

As this progresses players will need to make straight and diagonalpasses that will encourage them to move to face the target an changetheir angle of approach and even surface used to make the pass.2 minute bursts with 30second rest in between for feedback. 

Mechanics: 

1. Look at the target 

2. Keep your eye on the ball 

3. Decide on your angle of approach 

4. Place your plant foot alongside the ball in a comfortable position 

5. Strike the centre of the ball with inside or outside of your foot 

6. Keep your ankle firm 

7. Follow through the pass towards your targetProgressions. 

If players look to be finding it too easy ask them if they can perform with only 2 touches (1 control, 1 pass). 

Progression.

Also challenge these players to increase the pace and count how man complete passes they can make in the 2 mins, this could be apersonal challenge for 1 certain pair or a group challenge. 

Regressions.Ask the players to slow it down more, perhaps walk between cones to increase the time on the ball and time needed to think through themechanics needed to ensure correct passing before increasing the movement speed again.

SSG (30 mins)

Small Sided Game 7v7. 

Pitch is divided in to thirds. 

2v2 in each third. 

Defence v Attack 1/3rd 

Midfield v Midfield 2/3rd 

Attack v Defence 3/3rd 

Players are to remain in their third of the pitch unless they can passforward in to next third and move forward to create an overload in thatthird. 

Players are not to dribble in to the next third.Each time the ball is progressed forward into the next third only theplayer who makes the pass can move into the next third but canretreat back at anytime with or without the ball. 

Progressions.As players become comfortable with the condition we could look tochange that once a pass is made forward into the next third any playercan move forward. 

This will encourage communication between the players on the ball. 

Last 5 mins of the SSG will remove all conditions and revert to free play where we observe if the players are still passing and moving aspreviously required.