Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Receiving and Control: Passing and Receiving (Start Time: 2018-08-20 18:05:00)

Receiving and Control: Passing and Receiving Warm up (15 mins)

Set up

-15 Minutes

-8 Players

-4 Balls

-8 bibs

-10 cones

-24x20 Area

2x Players at either end of the area and 4 x players working in the area.Red players pass the ball to the blue players who look to receive and open out to play to the red players on the opposite side. Red players then pass to adajecent Red player who plays back inside to a blue player. 2 balls in play. Rotate roles of players

Coaching Points

-Weight of Pass

-Body Shape to receive

-Create space to receive

Easier:

-Allow players to have more touches on the ball and focus on their receiving skills

Challenging:

-Receiving player in the area sets back to the paswers on the outside to pass to another player in the area (3rd man runs to receive)

-Include 2 defenders in the middle area

Passing and Receiving Skill Practice (20 mins)

Set Up:

-20 mins

-8 players

-4 balls

-8 bibs

-8 cones

-24x20 area

2x teams of players with 2 players working in the middle to pass and combine with teammates on the outside.

Coaching Points:

- Pass to feet or to space

-Movement to receive and combine

-Awareness of ball, space, team mates and defenders

Easier:

1. Slow the drill down and focus on the techniques

Challenging:

1. Introduce defender into 6x6 square

2. 4v4 +1 floating players who plays for team in possession. Team look for team mate to receive in the square and maintain possession for 3 goals

3. encourage the players to speed up the passing and cominations

Conditioned Game (20 mins)

7v7 +1 floater

Ball must be played to the wide positions with body shape of receiver open to the field and first touch through the Gates on the side to be allowed to go to goal.

Challenging:

Play through Middle of the field for extra points for incentive to play through the middle