Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing and Receving (to play forward)

Arival Activity

Organization:

1. Players work in pairs.

2. One ball per pair.

3. Open area.

Instructions:

1. As players arrive, they pair up and pass back and forth to each other.

2. Players can stand as close as 5yds to each other or as far as 10yds.

Coaching Points:

1. Head up - eye contact.

2. Communication.

3. Weight and accuracy of pass.

4. Quality of first touch.

5. Technical execution of push or driven pass.

Progressions:

1. Have players increase distance gradually.

Technical Repetitions

Organization:

1. 20x15 areas.

2. Three groups of four players.

3. Plenty of balls.

Instructions:

1. Player A passes to B and stays.

2. Player B receives and dribbles at Player C.

3. Player C applies passive pressure to Player B.

4. Player B beats Player C with scissors move and replaces her on endline.

5. Player C replaces Player B at middle.

6. Player B, now at endline, repeats process in opposite direction with Player D.

7. Player A pressures Player D in same fashion.

Coaching Points:

1. Checking movements.

2. Connection - eye contact and verbal communication.

3. Receive on the move.

4. Receive on back foot.

5. Execution of move.

Progressions:

Free Play

Organization:

1. 30x20 area with goals.

2. Equal teams.

Instructions:

1. Free play - 3v3 or 4v4.

2. Kick-ins or dribble-in if ball goes out.

3. Corners taken from own goal.

Coaching Points:

1. Lines of attack.

2. Movement to create space/support.

3. Angles of support at 10 and 2 o'clock.

4. Communication.

Progressions: