Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing and Receiving - Session 7
Premier Users' Club
Ricky King
Description
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Organization:
Large circle around 30 yards in diameter with smaller circle in the center set up as shown, 12 players (4 Attackers, 8 Servers) set up as shown
Instructions:
- Players on the outside serve the ball to players on the inside
- Players on the inside receive the ball on their head, chest, thigh or foot and must look to pass to a new player that does not have a ball
- After the players make their pass they go and find a new server
- The pass must go through the central area and can be lofted to test the outside players’ control
- Players on both the inside and outside should now be working on their control
- Servers have the option of serving the ball and requesting a body part for the first touch, e.g. chest
Coaching Points:
1.Getting into line with the ball
2.Select appropriate surface
3.Withdraw surface at impact
4.Directions of touch to enable next action
Progressions:
1.P – Limit players on the inside to two touches
2.R – Remove the inner circle and allow inside players to play to any player on the outside without a ball
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Organization:
Large circle around 30 yards in diameter set up as shown, 12 players (2 Attackers, 2 Defenders, 8 Servers) set up as shown
Instructions:
- Players on the outside serve the ball to players on the inside
- Players on the inside receive the ball on their head, chest, thigh or foot and must look to pass to a new player that does not have a ball
- After the players make their pass they go and find a new server
- Defending players must attempt to win possession from the attacking players
- Attacking players on the inside have the option of returning the ball to the original server if they can not open their body up to find a new player
Coaching Points:
1.Select appropriate surface
2.Withdraw surface at impact
3.Use arms for balance and to help shield the ball from pressure
4.Direction of touch to enable next action
Progressions:
P – 3 vs. 3 in the center of the circle
R – 3 vs. 2 in the center of the circle to reduce the pressure
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Organization:
60 x 40 yard area set up as shown, 12 players (4 Attackers, 4 Defenders, 4 Targets, 2 Goalkeepers) set up as shown, 1 ball (Additional around the outside)
Instructions:
- The game starts with the goalkeeper feeding the ball to one of the two outside wide target players
- This pass can not be intercepted. Teams can not score without the wide players first receiving the ball
- Wide players must stay within the target area
- No defending player is allowed inside the target area, or any other additional attacking player
- Wide players cannot tackle one another and must stay in their own half of the field
- Rotate the wide players at set intervals
Coaching Points:
1. Getting into line with the ball
2. Assess the flight as ball travels
3. Select appropriate surface
4. Arms out for balance
5. Withdraw surface at impact
6. Directions of touch to enable next action
Progressions:
P – Allow wide players to tackle one another
R – Increase the size of the wide channel areas to permit more space to control the ball into
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Organization:
2 cones, 2 yards apart, In pairs with 1 serving
Instructions:
Server throws the ball to partner who players ball back then moves round the back marker to receive serve from opposite side. Rotate after 10 serves.
After each serve, the working player stays facing the server and back peddles around the cone behind them then forwards to the server until the server throws the ball. This is to encourage attacking the ball and being able to control the ball while moving towards it.
1. Working player to volley ball back with inside of foot. P - Control ball down to the ground.
2. Working player to chest the ball and control on the ground then pass back to server.
3. Working player controls ball on thigh then pass back to server.
Coaching Points:
1. Get in line with the ball.
2. Judge the flight of the ball.
3. Decision making - decide which surface to receive with.
4. Withdraw surface on impact
5. Direction of touch to enable next action
Progressions:
- Move rear markers back 5 more yards and have the server bounce the ball in towards the working player.
- Smaller gates
- Unannounced Service