Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing activation Tech warm up

Technical Passing 1 (5 mins)

Organization:

• 4 grids 
• 15X20 (one grid)
• 16 players 
• 2x2mins 1min switch sides to receive on other side 
• Ball goes from A to B whilst C sprints to roll out and receive to play forwards. Players follow pass. After 2 mins players switch sides to ensure both sides are being worked on. 

Coaching detail:

• Drop down to snap open hips to play forwards on two touches 
• receive to play forwards
• ball speed to correct foot to receive 
• weight of pass 

Rondo Transfer game (20 mins)

Organization:

General MD-2

30W x 40L (18 to half way line tapered pitch length) 

2X6 mins 1min terminal 

11 players (4v4+3) 

Ball starts with coach serving ball into a team (Blues). Blues then try to connect through a pass into neutral (yellow)  or dribble through the gates to transfer ball to the other player at the opposite end zone. Once this transfer happens 2 players get nice and low to form a back 3 to circulate ball to play forwards when possible. If Whites win ball, they then try to find opposite end zone target player same as blues. 

Coaching detail:

• Snap open in the hips to receive and play forwards 
• 2 players sprint in to support the receiving target player to form a flat back 3 
• Patience to progress and penetrate (Move ball to make them jump and punch ball through) 
• Recognize spare player (Beneath, between, beyond ball) Who is pressing? take them out the game 
• Encourage roll out movement off shoulder (behind opponent)