Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing - Zonal Passing (Start Time: 2025-04-01 18:00:00)

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Kevin Watt

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Name:	Kevin Watt
City:	Bangkok
Country:	Thailand
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Organisation (Practice Layout & Transition)

Technical - N Passing

Set up a 20m x 30m box with 4 poles placed across the centre at equal distances, from one side to the other

Players are split equally and stationed at the 4 corners outside the box

Skill - Connect 4

Inside the same 20m x 30m box mark out 4 x 7.5m zones

Players are split into 2 equal teams wearing different coloured bibs

They are positioned through the zones with a 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 formation so that each team is playing a 2 v 1 defensive line

Play starts with a ball played into one teams defence

SSG - Transition thru Midfield

In the same box remove the centre line creating 3 zones, with a 7.5m zone at each end and a 15m zone in the middle

Players stay in their teams and play 1 v 1 at each end and 3 v 3 in midfield

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): N-Passing

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N-Passing (20 mins)

Aim

This is a simple pass and follow passing exercise

The ball is moved in an N shape and the player follows his pass

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Progression 1 - Introduce 1-2 pass on each run

Progression 2 - Reverse the direction to work on the weaker foot

Regression 1 - Allow the players to dribble part way before passing

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Challenge players to pass with 1 touch if they feel comfortable

Ball must travel between correct poles

Mechanics

Body shape to receive

Up on toes

Foot position to pass

Touch out of body (45 degrees)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Connect 4

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Connect 4 (25 mins)

Aim

Players must move the ball through each of the zones to their striker to try and score

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Progression 1 - Allow a defender to cross the line to support the defenders in that box

Progression 2 - Allow an attacker to dribble the ball into the next box to support the attack

Regression 1 - Make the numbers in each box equal, to create 1 v 1 and 2 v2's

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Players play 2 v 1 in each box

Players are not allowed out of their zone initially

Challenge teams to move the ball through the zones in consecutive passes

First team to 10 goals wins

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Transition thru Midfield

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Transition thru Midfield (25 mins)

Aim

Players must move the ball through a combatative midfield area to try and set up their striker to score

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Progression 1 - Allow 1 midfielder for the team in possession to cross the zone to support the striker by creating a 2 v 1

Progression 2 - Allow the game to become multi-directional

Regression 1 - Allow 1 defender to cross the zone to create a defensive overload in the final third

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Challenge the team in possession to score in 3 passes or less

Players can not cross out of their zones initially

First team to 10 goals wins

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