Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing Star for 3-4-1 9 aside play

Passing Star 3-4-1 (20 mins)

Passing Star for 3-4-1 9 aside play

Player 1 is a full back and has the ball facing their own net.

1 passes to 2 (CB)

While the ball is travelling to player 2, player 3 (FB weak side) open up to the touch line.

2 passes to 3

While the ball is travelling to player 3, player 4 (CM) checks away and then to the ball at an angle.

3 passes to 4

While the ball is travelling to player 4, player 5 (WM) checks away and back to receives the ball on the touch line.

4 passes to 5

5 receives on the back foot and takes a positive touch up the line towards player 6 where the session continues going the other way.

After the players pass, they fill the line that they passes the ball to.

Set-Up

half of your 9 aside pitch is idea, in indoors, might have to compact the space a bit for functionality but try to use half the 9 aside pitch.

preferably only have extra players behind player 2 and 6 for smoother rotations with an extra on 1 and 5 for the first go to get the session started.

Details

#1, Names and info on passes

#2. Check shoulder, fix shape, receive on the half turn

#3. While the ball is travelling, where are you moving and why?

Progression #1

When player 4 receives the ball, player 5 pictures the pressure coming to him too fast and after his check off to come back to the ball, he goes back door for player 4 to pass the ball through.

Progression #2

When player 4 receives the ball, player 5 has a proper defender closing him down and this time bounces the ball back to 4 and plays a wall pass around the defender.

Progression #3.

When player 4 passes to player 5s feet, player 4 overlaps player 5. Player 5 takes his touch inside the pitch and reverses the ball to the overlapping run.