Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): PASSING U10 AND UP

Warm Up

Organization:

2 players

2 cones (at a distance suitale to ability)

1 ball

Instructions:

Set Up A:

- Player 1 can only pass the ball through the cones

- Player 2 can only pass the ball outside of the cones

Set Up B:

- Players exchange passes through the 3 gates but cannot play through the same gate consecutively

Coaching Points:

- Keep ball moving with 1st touch

- Experiment with using inside/outside surface to control ball

- Consider body position when using different surfaces to control

- Prepare the ball in as fewer touches as possible

- Quality of pass

Progressions:

- 2 touch only

- Play pass with outside surface (encourage disguise)

Main Theme II

Organization:

30x20 yard area

5 yard triangle in center

4 attackers (White) 2 defenders (Blue)

1 ball plus spares

Instructions:

- White team play to keep the ball away from blue

- Complete 10 passes to score a point

- Defenders score everytime the ball is intercepted

Coaching Points:

- Moving ball quickly to retain possession

- Movement off the ball to create passing lanes

- Playing penetrating passes between defenders

- Using different surfaces of the foot to play passes

Progressions:

- See next diagram

Conditioned Game

Organization:

30x20 yard area

2 teams of 3

1 ball, spares nearby

Instructions:

- Regular scrimmage, kick ins for restarts, no corners

- Goals only scored with a shot 1st time

Coaching Points:

- Movement off the ball to receive on the move to shoot

- Playing the ball between defenders into space

- Timing of runs (offside)

- When to penetrate and when to possess

Progressions:

- Play with time limit to score once ball is in attacking half