Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Possession 3.0

passing recieving

Organization: x3 groups of 4 players. Cones set 10yrds apart

Instructions: Player with the ball passes into the player in the middle (between orange cones), who recieves it on the back foot and passes to the furthest player, who recieves it and dribbles to orange cone and passes to the next player in the line. Players rotate (player who passes it - goes to middle, middle player - goes to far cone, player that dribbles - returns to que.

Coaching Points:

- middle player check shoulder, call for ball, recieve on backfoot

- passes to feet: firm and accurate

- check shoulder multiple times

Progressions:

- player that moves from the middle can move to either of the furthest cones

- player in the middle shifts out to either orange cone, depending on the player behind going to th left or right cone (e.g. far player moves to left cone = middle player moving to the right orange cone.

- progress to 1v1's + a wall player and goals

4v4 to Taget Players

Organization:

As above. Grid approx 30x30. Three teams of three or four players. Balls with the coach.

Instructions:

Players play 4v4 in the middle of the area with two neutral players on each endline (still inside of the area). Teams score a point by connecting passes from one endline to another. Defending team attempts to win the ball and play passes between these neutral players to score also. Neutral players on the same endline may not play passes to each other but neutral players can play passes endline to endline. Rotate neutral players every 5 mins. Team with the most points wins. Neutral players have two touches to start with.

Coaching Points:

1) Open body shape to create pentrating pass after receiving the ball.

2) Three types of penetration (through, over, and around)

3) If penetration is not on, that is cue to play simple and keep possession.