Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): technical passing/recieving

Passing Gates (15 mins)

Organization:

Players have a partner and a ball.

Instructions:

Each pair of players is trying to see how many total passes they can make between cones in a time limit.

Players must move to new cones after a certain number of passes.

Team with the most passes after time is up gets a point, play to 3 points.

Coaching Points:

Look at the ball when striking it.

Technique of passes, use the instep.

Receiving player on their toes and ready.

Progressions/Regressions:

P - Players must move to opposite color cones each time they switch or may not move to the cones next to where they just were.

Josh Part 1 (10 mins)

Organization

Three teams of four players, each set up in their own zone.

1 ball

50x20 grid, two zones of 20x20, middle zone is 10x20

Instructions:

1. White team at one end must make 3 consecutive passes before looking to switch the ball to the light blue team in the opposite end zone.

2. If team can successfully swith the ball through the middle, both attacking teams recive a point

3. Team in the middle will stay in the middle for a set period of time (45 second) if they win the ball, they score in the pugs in 3 touches or less.

4. Players should attempt to drive the ball to the other side

Coaching Points:

1. Quality of short passing, first touch, communication and movement to posses the ball

2. Quality of long pass to switch the ball.

3. Timing of long pass - Don't force it.

Progressions/Regressions:

-Increase/decrease size of areas

P1 - 1 defender caqn pressure ball in attackers zone