Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing/First time finish practice- Under 9.

Screen 1 (10 mins)

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions): Relay passing race. passing the ball to your teammates from different distances. (12 players, 3 groups of 4)

1) Players dribble to the last cone doing zig zag. and going back all the way with a straigth line dribble, first time to complete two runs each and raise the hands after all comeback win.

2)Players dribble to the last cone doing zig zag and make a pass from the second cone to first player on the line. two times each.

3)Player dribble to the last cone and make a pass from that cone to the first player on the line.

Two times each.

4) Player dribble to the last cone, make pass from that cone to the first player on the line and go to the cone number 2 to play another on touch pass.

Two times each.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

Try to start your run after the first touch, three touches if needed.

Screen 3 (15 mins)

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

6 players in the grid, six players out.

Players on the outside deliver different kind of passes to the inside players.

After inside players play the pass they need to go to a different red player.

1) Down pass, touch and give back.

2) Down pass, give back in one touch.

3) Throw in, give back with the inside part of the foot.

4) Throw in, control with the thights and pass back.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

After completing 5 good passes in a row (x player award example : Kevin de Bruyne.

after 10 passes...

after 15 passes.

Screen 5 (25 mins)

Adaptations (Progressions & Regressions):

3v3.

Challenges, Conditions or Targets:

First time finish.

If you make 4 pases with your teammate before you score its three points.

We use 3-2-1 rule as well.

first score of each player count 3 points. second 2, third 1.

This would encourage players to find the teammate with more quantity of score available.