Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Movement off the ball

Warmup passing sequence

Organization:

Set up as shown, 20 x 25 channel. 8x8 box in the middle. Minimum 6 players, two at each blue cone with a ball, two in the yellow box.

Instructions:

1-pass

2-go

3-get

4-dribble end line

Two players in the yellow box switch direction for each pass (they will need to get the timing right), so there is checking to each side.

Coaching Points:

1

-movement of receiving player to check to ball

-timing

-angle

-crisp pass

-weight/location of pass

2

-quickness

-angle of run

-point where you want it

-head up

3 (pass)

-one-touch

-vary front/back foot, inside/outside foot - disguise

-to space vs to feet

-play into her stride

3 (receive)

-eye on the ball

-take it in stride with your front foot

-positive first touch

4

-head up

-try a 1v1 move

Progressions:

1-pass

2-go

3-get

4-backpedal to open up, keep open body shape

5-pass

6-pass: receive on back foot, play two touch

7-check to yellow box to receive

8-pass

Conditioned game

Organization:

25x40 with 8x8 central box. 5v5. 1v1 in the central box, 4v4 outside.

Instructions:

To score, box player must receive then pass to a teammate out another window. After a successful score switch box players.

Coaching Points:

-movement to escape defenders to check to ball

-find a good angle to play 1-2

-movement into space to receive a one touch pass from the box player

Progressions:

P-play to neutral end targets, 4v4 (1v1 in the box). To score, play from a target, to the box, to a target (it can be the same one or the opposite one)

R-only 1 neutral player (or coach) in the box