Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 36.2 - Passing and Receiving - Long Balls

Initial Game (25 mins)

All players involved, using entire half

-3 teams created

-2 balls per team

Part A:

-start with possession, red can only pass to red, blue to blue, white to white

-change it on the fly so they have to think (eg. white pass to red, red pass to blue, blue pass to white)

-progress to limited touches

Part B:

-change to a possession game where it is 2 teams vs 1 (eg. if red is defending and they win it off blue, blue becomes defense and red joins white on offense)

-progress to limited touches

Keys:

-technique when setting up to play long ball

-recognizing moments where a long ball makes sense vs. when it is risky

SSG (20 mins)

9v9 SSG, LOTG Apply

Look for moments where a long ball would have been beneficial; or when technique is incorrect