Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Triangle passes (Start Time: 2025-06-06 10:15:00)

Screen 1 (10 mins)

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

Start off at the point where you have two players standing.

Simply dribble the ball to the next cone, when they get there stop the ball next to the other player and then that next person takes over and continues to the next players and so on.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Get them to complete this motion a few reps and then add in that they have to do 3 more reps:-

1) only use their right foot

2) only use their left foot

3) Use both feet alternatively. 

If you have more that one of these drill and have enough players you can have a timed competition to see who can complete 3 reps the quickest.

Mechanics:-

Close ball control.

Middle/front of the foot (laces) when dribbling

Keep your head up ( awareness)

Screen 3 (10 mins)

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):  

Start off at the point where you have two players standing.

This time there will be 3 passes completed in each line (as shown in diagram)

(1) Pass the ball to the player in the middle, then follow the run where you'll then receive (2) the ball back from the middle player, then you'll then (3) pass to the other player on the corner and repeat a few reps.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Get them to complete this motion a few reps and then add in that they have to do 3 more reps.

During these other reps get them to concentrate on accurate passing and accurate control of receiving the pass.

If you have more that one of these drill and have enough players you can have a timed competition to see who can complete 3 reps the quickest

Mechanics:-

Accurate passing

Keep your head up ( awareness)

Eye on the ball when making the pass.

Use the inside of their foot and open up your body when passing

Use the inside of your foot when receiving the ball.