Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): U17 Academy Session 7 (Start Time: 2020-01-11 19:00:00)

3 Player passing warm up (5 mins)

# player passing warm up. Short 1-2s and then a driven pass to long player. Player then follows pass to make a 1-2 with the longer player.

Coachng points:

Play front foot

Off the ball movement ( on an angle, into space)

Open body shape

Proper passing technique (weight, accuracy, correct foot)

Diamond Passing Pattern (10 mins)

Diamond passing pattern. Ball starts with two players at left cone. Bottom player shows behind the cone and open to receive and then pass to right player who has moved behind the cone and opened up to play to the top player who has found space in front of the cone. Top player then plays to the left player in front of the cone and we start again. Movement mimics two outside mids and then playing to a target striker who starts in an "offside" position and gets onside before the pass is played.

Progression:

Move second player at right cone to middle of the pitch. He now shows for a 1-2 with the right side player. This mimicing a central mid moving into a supporting position.

4 v 4 to finish (10 mins)

4 v 4 to finish off practice. Let the kids play but try and get them to think about their best team shape and switching of positions while they are playing.