Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): YT Pre-Season Day 3 - AM

Passing & Receiving 1 (15 mins)

Organisation

Set up as shown, with the distance from the mannequin to the central pole 30m.

Servers positioned approximately 20m away.

How to Play

The player who is working starts by moving toward the server, plays a pass back then retreats around the mannequin, towards the other server and repeats with the opposite foot.

This is done twice with the left foot and twice with the right.

After the final pass, he sprints from the mannequin to the 30m pole and back - meanwhile the player waiting starts his turn.

After both have been they became servers.

Types of passes are;

Wall pass x 4

Volley x 4

Control thigh to a volley x 4

Change to 1 ball receive and switch to opposite server x 4

Switch with a volley x 4

Passing & Receiving 3 Prog 1

Organisation

50 x 30 area set up with mannequins and players as shown.

Each of the 3 progressions lasts 5 minutes.

A small cone is placed on the outer edge of the area at half way.

How to Play

The ball is circulated, as shown, after each diagonal long pass the player must sprint around the small cone. After the first 2 players have made 3 passes each the direction of the ball is changed for the other 2 players to complete their set.

The player receiving the diagonal pass can move behind, in front or to the side of the mannequin, to make the passer look and adjust.

P & R 3 Prog 3

Organisation

As previous

How to Play

The final 5 minutes the players are allowed to move freely around the area with the only proviso being there always has to be a player by the middle mannequin and all players ha to be on the move (NO STANDING STILL).