Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing switching the play
FAW Coach Ed
Isaac Cavallin
Description
Organisation (Practice Layout & Transition:
- Set up within the space of the entire areas you are using to transition into a game at the end.
- Bring the principles from the game into the 2 sided game at the end (2/3 touch maximum, movement to create a passing lane for a team mate).
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Technical Progression 1/4:
Adaptations:
1. Paired players - pass to single player.
2. Paired player making pass returns to back of line.
3. Single player controls and passes to next partner in rotation.
4.**Scan - Out and Back**
5. Single player stays on their cone.
Mechanics: Noted above.
Progressions & Regressions:Progressions: Scanning, Single Touch & Movement.
Scanning Mechanics: Pass and Receive Phases.
1. Lift your head -after pass completion.
2. Check your shoulders - to see what is happening behind you.
3. Analyse your surroundings - where is your teammate?
4. Make A Decision - move to the open side of your team mate.
Single Touch Passing:Use the 'passing mechanics' but remove the 'receive phase' of the pass.
Demonstrations: Receive & ScanningReceiving: Open Body and angle of foot - Scanning: Shoulder Check and Decision.
Communication: Key Language.'Open Body' - 'Angle Of Approach' - 'Firm Ankle' 'Follow Through' - 'Instep' - 'Scan' - 'Movement'
Challenges, Conditions, Targets
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Progression 3/4:
Adaptations:
1. Paired players - pass to single player.
2. Paired player making pass returns to back of line.
3. Single player controls and passes to next partner in rotation.
4.**Scan - Out and Back**
5. Single player stays on their cone.
Mechanics: Lofted Passing.
1. Look At Target.2. Eye On The Ball.
3. Wider Angle Of Approach.
4. Select Surface to be used - consider distance of pass.
5. Strike Bottom of the ball.
6. Height - lean back slightly.
Progressions: Long Pass, Curled Pass, Volley Pass.
- Curled Pass: 1. Strike across the ball with inside or outside of the foot. 2. Strike middle-bottom of the ball.
- Volley Pass: 1. Select surface to be used - consider distance of pass. 2. Strike middle-bottom of the ball.
- Close The Distance 1/2: Regress to the extended passing distance attempting the same mechanics used to execute a lofted ball.
- Close The Distance 2/2: Enable player to close the distance by running with the ball (with their heads up) before executing an extended pass along the ground.
- Show players the change in 'Angle of Approach' when executing a lofted pass.
- Show players the desired Area to Strike the ball (middle-bottom) to lift the ball off the ground.
'Angle Of Approach' - 'Lean Back' - 'Bottom Of Ball' - **General phrases of affirmation, support and encouragement**.
Challenges, Conditions, Targets:- Introduce a 'target' for players to complete as many lofted passes within 1 minute as they can and count their success rate within that time frame.
- Set a 'challenge' zone in front of both groups where the ball must land to to score a point.
- Set an individual or group 'condition' that every player must hit a long ball into a marked zone before we can move on.
No tackling required as of yet.
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Progression 3/4:
Adaptations:
1. Lofted pass to player
2. Follow pass.
3. Receive short.
4. Give back to player.
5. Lofted pass to second player.
Mechanics: Lofted Passing** Note
1. Look At Target.2. Eye On The Ball.
3. Wider Angle Of Approach.
4. Select Surface to be used - consider distance of pass.
5. Strike Bottom of the ball.
6. Height - lean back slightly.
Passing Mechanics:
1. Look At Target
2. Eye On The Ball
3. Angle Of Approach
4. Non-Kicking Foot alongside ball in a comfortable position
5. Strike Centre of the ball with inside/outside of foot (identified area of ball)
6. Firm/Strong ankle.
7. Follow through towards target.
Progressions: Long Pass, Curled Pass, Volley Pass.
- Curled Pass: 1. Strike across the ball with inside or outside of the foot. 2. Strike middle-bottom of the ball.
- Volley Pass: 1. Select surface to be used - consider distance of pass. 2. Strike middle-bottom of the ball.
- 1-2 at short pass over control and pass.
- Close The Distance 1/2: Regress to the extended passing distance attempting the same mechanics used to execute a lofted ball.
- Close The Distance 2/2: Enable player to close the distance by running with the ball (with their heads up) before executing an extended pass along the ground.
- Show players the change in 'Angle of Approach' when executing a lofted pass.
- Show players the desired Area to Strike the ball (middle-bottom) to lift the ball off the ground.
'Angle Of Approach' - 'Lean Back' - 'Bottom Of Ball' - **General phrases of affirmation, support and encouragement**.
Challenges, Conditions, Targets:- Introduce a 'target' for players to complete as many lofted passes within 1 minute as they can and count their success rate within that time frame.
- Set a 'challenge' zone in front of both groups where the ball must land to to score a point.
- Set an individual or group 'condition' that every player must hit a long ball into a marked zone before we can move on.
No tackling required as of yet.
See the guidance at the top of this page to understand why you are not seeing interactive Football/Soccer images.
Adaptations:
1. 2 possession teams and 1 pressing team (highlighted team in central zone of practice layout).
2. Possession teams make 5 passes and attempt to switch the ball over the remaining players inside the central zone.
3. Team in the middle send 2 players acting as 'pressers' to attempt to win the ball back before the team with the ball complete their passes and switch the play over to the other team.
4. Should the pressing team win the ball back - they rotate from the middle with the team who lost possession.
Mechanics: Lofted Passing** Note
1. Look At Target.2. Eye On The Ball.
3. Wider Angle Of Approach.
4. Select Surface to be used - consider distance of pass.
5. Strike Bottom of the ball.
6. Height - lean back slightly.
Passing Mechanics:
1. Look At Target
2. Eye On The Ball
3. Angle Of Approach
4. Non-Kicking Foot alongside ball in a comfortable position
5. Strike Centre of the ball with inside/outside of foot (identified area of ball)
6. Firm/Strong ankle.
7. Follow through towards target.
Progressions:
Regressions:
- Opening up to receive
- Movement to receive
- Body shape and angle of foot
'Angle Of Approach' - 'open body - 'open foot' 'Lean Back' - 'Bottom Of Ball' - 'pace' composure' 'decision' **General phrases of affirmation, support and encouragement**,
Challenges, Conditions or Targets:
- Every player to have a touch before the ball gets sent over to to the other team
- If pressing team wins the ball - both teams do push ups/sit ups
- Make 5 successful passes and send it to the other team without losing the ball 3 times to move to a small sided game.
Progressions:
- Increasing the number of players pressing the ball from the middle
- Increasing the number of passes/introducing a challenge that every player must get a touch before it is sent over to the other team
- Decreasing the number of players pressing the ball to 1 or zero.
Realism:
1. Players experience game realistic pressure while on the ball.
2. Players experience game realistic pressure on decision making in close quarters to maintain possession of the football.
Play animation
Play step-by-step
Repeat (toggle)
Full Screen
Pause
Stop
Adaptations:
1. Paired players - pass to single player.
2. Paired player making pass returns to back of line.
3. Single player controls and passes to next partner in rotation.
4.**Scan - Out and Back**
5. Single player stays on their cone.
Layout and Transition:
- Area for largest area for practice (Small Sided Game) set out first 40m / 35m
- Transition through the 'Technical', 'Skill', and Small Sided Game' phase of the practice included in the pre-practice set up.
Mechanics: Passing:1. Look At Target
2. Eye On The Ball
3. Angle Of Approach
4. Non-Kicking Foot alongside ball in a comfortable position
5. Strike Centre of the ball with inside/outside of foot (identified area of ball)
6. Firm/Strong ankle.
7. Follow through towards target.
Progressions: Scanning, Single Touch & Movement.Scanning Mechanics: Pass and Receive Phases.
1. Lift your head - after pass completion.
2. Check your shoulders - to see what is happening behind you.
3. Analyse your surroundings - where is your teammate?
4. Make A Decision - move to the open side of your team mate.
Single Touch Passing
- Use the 'passing mechanics' but remove the 'receive phase' of the pass
Demonstrations: Receive & ScanningReceiving: Open Body and angle of foot - Scanning: Shoulder Check and Decision.
Communication: Key Language.'Open Body' - 'Angle Of Approach' - 'Firm Ankle' 'Follow Through' - 'Instep' - 'Scan' - 'Movement'
Challenges, Conditions, Targets:Ensure distances are correct. Players are required to control the ball within their immediate space to play a pass 8-10 metres. We are trying to avoid players pushing the ball out of their feet feet which will reduce the distance of the pass.