Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Passing and Receiving Coach Education Session ADP and RDP

Warm Up (15 mins)

Organization

- All players in 30 x 30 area

- Players in pairs

- Ball between 2

Activity

- Players pass the ball to eachother in the area

- In between passes the player with the ball shows a skill and the other player shows a soccer movement whilst looking for the ball

Progression

- As the players pass the ball the coach calls out 3 calls

1 - Switch = Find a new partner to pass with

2 - Number = Coach calls a number that the players have to get in to a group of that number

3 - Golf = The player in possession tries to earn a point by passing through their partners legs wherever they are on the field

Coaching Emphasis

- Head up to see partner and space

- Pass with quality - Technique

- First touch into space

- Awareness

Analytical (15 mins)

Organization

- Outside area 30x30

- Inside area 5x5

- Players are split in two groups

- One group in the centre

- One group on the outside with a ball each

Activity

- Central players moving around the central area on their toes

- On teh coaches go the central players run out in to the big square and create an angle for one of the outside players to pass to.

- Thre oustide player passes to the inside player who receives and plays back in two touch

- The middle player then must go back to the central square before going and receiving another ball

- Players work for 1 minute and then switch roles

Progressions

- Central players play righ foot only/Left foot only/Alternate feet/one touch

- Central players receive on the half turn and look to play out to another player

- Make it competitive to see who can play the most successful passes

Coaching Emphasis

- Intensity

- Passing Technique - Inside foot, middle of the ball, folow through, weight of pass

- Receiving technique - Soft touch, mini pass to yourself, touch to where you want to play

- Create angle to receive

- Outside players always ready to play on their toes/manipulating the ball while waiting

- If there is a player where you want to go move on to another player, no bus lines