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Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Warm Up - Passing and Recieving

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Tom Reynolds
Name: Tom Reynolds
City: SHREWSBURY
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

This passing pattern warm up teaches players to use quality passes, a good body shape and angles of support to link up play.

 

 

Why?

To get players switched on mentally. Helps them work on passing and receiving techniques.

When?

When they have stretched fully go straight into this. Can be used as a arrival activity.

Where?

Any where on the pitch. 

How?

As a group. Get players to communicate with each calling a name of who you are passing too. 

 

Pictures

To get players focused on the session ahead. Passing technique is a massive part of our philosophy.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Set-Up

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Learning Objectives

Technical
Technical
Tackling, Blocking, Passing, Body Shape
Technical
Tactical
Pressing Triggers, Where to force the ball to? what areas is best to win ball back.
Technical
Physical
Pace, Acceleration, Balance, Co-ordination,
Technical
Psychological
Communication in pairs and units, Concentration, Confidence
Technical
Social
Teamwork, Behaviour,

Set-Up

  • 3/5 minutes
  • minimum of 5 players
  • 1 ball
  • 4 cones
  • 10 x 10 area

 

Set Up:

Players set up like image above.

 

Red (1) with the ball will pass straight to Red (2) who will set or bounce ball back to (1) who then play a diagonal pass to Red (3) who will set or bounce pass for Red (2) who will play a diagonal pass to Red (4) who will set or bounce ball for Red (3) who will pass into Red (5). Then repeat sequence. Players simply move around the square anti-clockwise at first to the next cone.

 

Progression: 1 - Change direction of the ball. so using different foot to control and pass.

 

Technical Coaching Points:

 

  • Weight of pass is right.
  • First touch is key.
  • Movement off the cone.
  • Being switched on remembering where to move next.

 

 

 

 

 

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Next Progression

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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
Passing, receiving, first touch, passing accuracy,
Technical Tactical
when to play one touch on pitch, what areas?
Technical Physical
quickness of feet, constantly on the move
Technical Psychological
tests the speed of thought, brain messages to feet.
Technical Social
communication, teamwork, help each other

Next Progression

 

  • 3/5 minutes
  • minimum of 6 Players
  • 1 Ball.
  • 4cones
  • 10 x 10 area

Set Up:

Players set up like above.

Red (1) passes straight to Red (2) and follows pass, Red (2)  passes to the middle player Red (5) and follows pass,  Red (5) who passes ball to Red (3) and follows pass, Red (3) passes straight to Red (4) and follows pass, Red (4) will then pass to Red (2) who now should be in the middle and follows his pass to replace Red (2) in the middle, Red (5) should now pass to Red (6) to complete sequence.

 

All players simply move to where they have passed the ball. Follow your pass!!

 

Progression : 1 - Change passing direction.

2- One touch to make it quicker.

 

Technical Coaching Points:

 

  • Weight of pass

  • First Touch
  • Quality of pass
  • Accuracy of the pass
  • Movement off the ball.
Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Final Progression

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Final Progression

  • 3/5 minutes
  • minimum of 6 Players
  • 1 Ball.
  • 4cones
  • 10 x 10 area

Set Up:

Players set up like above.

This time it is simply follow your pass. Red (1) plays into Red (2), Red (2) plays ball out to Red (3), Red (3) then plays ball into the middle where Red (1) should be, Red (1) then plays out to Red (4) who plays into the middle where Red(3) should now be, Red (3) plays ball out to Red (6). Then sequence continues.

 

All players simply move to where they have passed the ball. Follow your pass!!

 

Progression : 1 - Change passing direction.

2- One touch to make it quicker.

 

Technical Coaching Points:

 

  • Weight of pass

  • First Touch
  • Quality of pass
  • Accuracy of the pass
  • Movement off the ball.

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