Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Arrows U9 Boys: Passing: Session 7 (Start Time: 2016-05-13 15:45:00)

TECHNICAL (15 mins)

Organization:

- Players work in pairs

- 10x5 yd box

- Gate inbetween partners

Instructions:

- Players get a point for playing pass through the gates.

- Their partner then does the same

- Use the right and left foot/ Adjusted the distance of passes and the gates .

- Play competitively or cooperatively (against each other or partners)

Coaching Points:

1. Angled approach

2. Placement of plant foot

3. Head up, Head down

4. Contact point on ball / foot

5. Contact foot – 2nd knuckle of the big toe

6. Follow through

Progressions:

P - Players must take touch from red line and strike a moving ball from behind the white line for a point (as shown on right side above).

P/R - Adjust length of pass / distance to gate

CONDITION GAME (15 mins)

Organization:

- 5 Gates placed inside.

- 4vs4 inside With 1 support player on each side of the field.

- 1 ball in and 10 balls around the field.

Instructions:

- Similar set up to technical reps.

- Possession game

- Players cannot score twice successively in the same gate.

- To win points 1st attacker A must pass through a gate to the 2nd attacker B .

- Support players can play with the attackers ( muximum 2-3 touches in relation the players skills) .

- Set up 4 minutes of game and rotate the teams (losers supports & winner vs supports team inside)

-Play first team to ten.

Coaching Points:

- Quality of pass (Accuracy, Weight)

- Quality of first touch (Direction, Weight)

- Communication - verbal and non-verbal.

- Weight and accuracy of pass.

- Angle and distance of support.