Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): DOUBLE PASS BAYONNE

Technical warmup (10 mins)

Organization:

Groups of 3 ideally, but 4 OK (see red group)

Instructions:

Players 1 and 2 combine with double pass to find player 3.

Player 3 goes to whichever side of the square they are closest to and restarts sequence from there as player 1.

Rotaion = 1>2>3(>4)

Coaching Points:

- Quality of movement

- Quality of passes

- Player 3's movement to receive the ball closest to the side where they want to start the next sequence.

Progressions:

Group is trying to start the ball from every side of the square.

Fully Opposed (15 mins)

Organization:

As above

Instructions:

Same set up as before. Defender is now live and looking to win the ball. B and A are limitd to 2 touch each time they have the ball. Once they get the ball to C, C and A are looking to work the ball back to A, again on a two touch limit. If defender wins the ball at any point they play 1v1 with the end player who's endline they are attacking.

Coaching Points:

- Quality of pass

- Passing options - Look to hit C first (option A) and B second (option B)

- Body shape to receive (open), play set with back foot

- Decision - Can I open up or do I set the ball back?

- Quality of set (not a pass)

- Movement of C to find the passing lane

- Movement of A to join in

- Quality of long pass (first time if the set is good, take a touch to control if it is not) driven with speed and with back foot.

- Speed of transition upon losing the ball/finding the first target

Progressions:

Keep score and play a promotion and relegation format across the three grids

Small Sided Game (25 mins)

Organization:

4v4 game - 3 teams - Winners stay on

Coaching Points:

- Creating Width, Length and Depth as a team

- Options when in possession:

1 - Penetrate

2 - Possession