Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Driven Pass

Warm-up

Organization:

30x30 yard grid

3 pinnies

2 balls (extras on outside of grid)

Instructions:

3 Players start off as defenders holding a pinnie each in there

hand.

Defenders must look to simply touch a ball or force a ball out of

play via a bad pass/touch from an attacker, if they do this the

attacker who lost possession takes the pinnie and becomes a

defender and the previous defender becomes an attacker.

Attackers must help each other to keep possession of both soccer

balls .

Coaching Points:

Communication

Awareness of space/pressure etc.

Try to play to back foot and turn to switch ball in other direction

when receive it if possible

Quality/weight of passes.

Angles/distances of support

Speed of play

Can you combine or switch play to releive pressure

Constantly re-evaluate your position (can I be in a better position?)

Progressions:

Simply add/remove balls/defenders until have the correct balance between challenge/success

Technical 2

Organization:

1. 40 x 30 yard area set up as shown 2. groups of 4

3. 1 ball per group

Instructions:

1. Player A passes a ball to player B and continues in the direction to go behind player D.

2. Player B controls the pass and plays to player C.

2. This rotation continues

3. Make this into a competition. First team to make 10 passes wins.

Coaching Points:

1. Non-kicking foot placed on the side of the ball pointing at the target

2. Head up observe target

3. Working on inside-push pass: use inside surface of kicking foot, heel down, toe up

4. Strike through the middle of the ball

5. Follow through the pass to target with passing foot

6. Weight and accuracy of Pass

Progressions/Regressions:

1. R/P - Shortne/Increase distance

Full Pressure/Game

Organization:

Three teams of four players, each set up in their own zone. 1 ball

Instructions:

Coaching Points:

White team at one end must make 3 consecutive passes before looking to switch the ball to the other team in the opposite end zone. Meanwhile the blue team may send 1 player in to win the ball. If successfully won by blue, they switch zones with the team they won the ball from

Coaching Points:

- Quality of short passing, first touch, communication and movement to posses the ball

- Quality of pass to get the ball through the middle grid

- Timing of long pass - Don't force it. Progressions/Regressions:

-Increase/decrease size of areas R-less defenders in center area