Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing Inside

Warm Up (20 mins)

Organization:

Set up four cones 10-15 yards apart and one in the middle. Organise three players as shown on the diagram below. One player on a bottom left cone has a ball.

Instructions:

The exercise starts with a bottom left player passing the ball to the middle player who then passes it with one touch to the top left cone. A player who started on a bottom left cone, runs to the top left cone after the pass.

After the ball and a player reach the top left cone, the ball should be passed to the player on the top right cone.

The next step involves passing the ball to the middle player who then plays it one touch to the bottom right cone. A player that started on the top right cone runs to the bottom right cone and a player from a top left cone runs back to his starting position.

The last stage is a pass back to the starting position, a player on the bottom left cone. The exercise starts again and continues for a set amount of time.

Coaching Points:

Choose technique based on distance/space

Angle of approach – center

Supporting foot is next to the ball pointed at target

Contact ball - middle

Contact foot - inside

Ankle locked with toe pointed up

Follow through towards target with striking foot remaining open throughout

Body weight over the ball

Progressions:

for the 3 players group add one more ball

Main Theme2 (25 mins)

Organization:

30*30

2 end zones with 4 gates

balls

5vs5 in the middle

Instructions:

Attacking team in the middle will try to maintain possession by passing the ball and moving around the middle area, now attacker have 2 neutral players to help them shift from one side to another.

10 passes will be 1 point, shifting the ball from neutral player to the other one is 1 point.

Coaching Points:

Driving at defender (commit them)

Observation of defenders position! What are they giving you?

Blocking the path ahead – play support player

Disguise pass (outside, no look, body fake)

Covering half and half – Pass or move

If passing then it’s a straight pass (toe) with a diagonal run (depending on space in behind defender)

Move – look to attack defenders front foot to off balance them

Movement of support player, overlap?

Is the dribbling player dictating the movement or is the support player?!

Progressions:

Make it even team, and add 4 gates for scoring outside the end zone.

limit the touches