Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing and Receiving - Intermediate

Unopposed - Progression 1 (10 mins)

Organization:

triangle set up with cones, cones about 15yds apart, 7 or 8 players (works ideally with 7)

Instructions:

Player from first cone passes to player from second cone after they open up away from the cone, Player from second cone takes 1st touch around their cone (and other player at the cone), then plays pass to player at third cone,

follow your pass and join the line at the next cone

continuous rotation

Coaching Points:

head up to observe position of teammate to pass to

movement to check into space away from the cone

weight and accuracty of pass

direction of first touch

angle of support

Progressions:

allow second player at cone to apply light pressure to the receiving player

Unopposed - Progression 3 (10 mins)

Organization:

same as previous

Instructions:

1st player dribbles at 2nd player instead of passing

2nd player opens into space as before, but now makes run in behind when they see their teammate dribbling at them

1st player plays no-look pass into run of 2nd player

2nd player receives and begins same combination with 3rd player

Coaching Points:

same as previous

observe movement of teammate with the ball to time the run behind succesfully

Disguise the direction of the pass (no-look pass)

Progressions:

Conditioned game (15 mins)

Organization: 3v3, 4v4, or 3v3+1

Instructions: both teams can score at any goal once they have reached the number of consecutive passes required

Must connect 1 pass before scoring first goal

Must connect 2 passes before scoring second goal

must connect 3 passes before scoring third goal

etc.

Coaching Points:

same as previous

Progressions: