Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Long passing

Main Activity (25 mins)

Organization:

• Same

Instructions:

• Player inside the rectangle passes to a player in a yellow cone for a point and then he/she follows his/her pass and the spot of the player in the yellow cone. The player that receives the pass, makes a first touch to go inside the rectangle and finds another player in a yellow cone for a point

Coaching Points/Questions:

• - Head up to identify target.
  

- Plant non kicking foot next to the ball, pointed at target.

- Strike ball with inside/outside (pinky toe) in the center of the back of the ball.

- Follow through with kicking foot in direction of pass.

- When do we make a long pass?

• -Make Eye contact with the target player before passing

• Be aware of players inside the rectangle and be able to adapt and change direction if need it

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Progression 2 (25 mins)

Organization:

• 4 players inside the rectangle, 2 players in blue in yellow cones, 2 players in yellow as defenders

Instructions:

• Players now have only 2 options to play instead of 4
• Defenders go inside the rectangle and try to steal the ball from the red players. If successful, they can try to score from inside the rectangle for 2 points or dribble with the ball outside the rectangle and score for only 1 point
• Red players still get a point by passing to a blue player outside and then follow their pass and take their spot in the yellow cone.
• We add pressure to this scenario

Coaching Points/Questions:

• Players need to make a quick decision on when and who to pass depending on the pressure of the defenders
  

Match (25 mins)

Organization:

• 4v4 +GK
• FIFA RULES

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