Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Reign Week 4: Penetrating Passes

Harrison Youth Soccer Club

Jorge Hernandez

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Name:	Jorge Hernandez
City:	Mount Kisco
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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For today's session players will work on passing technique. Players must be able to use correct technique in order to connect passes throughout the different thirds of the field. There will be an emphasis on the quality and weight of pass using verbal/signals to communicate with each other.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): PRWU

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PRWU (5 mins)

Organization

30x20 field
4 cones that make a square in middle
split team into 2 colors
players on the edge/ players in the middle with a ball

Instructions

Stage 1

1. player in the middle of the field will dribble towards the middle of the box and perform a skill move

2. players on the outside edge of the field will be on their toes ready to receive

3. after performing skill move player will pass to outside player and receive ball back and and must go through skill box to find another player

4. Make into a competition player that makes the most passes in 1 minutes wins 2 MVP points

Stage 2

1. player in the middle will dribble and perform a skill move in the box

2. after dribbling out of the box they will make a pass to a receiving player and follow their pass

3. receiving player will touch a positive touch and swap with inside player then perform a skill in the box and find another player

Stage 3

1. player in the middle with the ball will dribble through the box and perform a skill in the box

2. after dribbling out of the box player will play a wall pass 1-2 with the outside player

3. receiving player will dribble through the skill box and perform another wall pass 1-2 with another player

Coaching Points

-observation of space

-head up when dribbling

-close ball control

-communication

-signal where you want ball

-pre control vision

-weight of pass

-watch ball as it arrives

-get in line with the path of the ball

-positive first touch

-speed of play

Progressions

1. add 2 defenders that defend the box

2. add pug goals for defenders to score in

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): passing reps

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passing reps (15 mins)

Organization

2 pairs in a gate
1 ball per pair
several gates for 10-14 players

Instructions

pick an exercise based on ability level and intensity that players can handle

Exercise #1

1. pairs will combine and connect 5 passes to each use two touches

2. on the 5th pass teammate player without ball will run to opposite gate to find a new teammate

3. pairs will continue to pass keeping up a high short passing tempo

Exercise #2

1. teammate will play long pass to opposite gate then follow their pass

2. receiving player will a take a positive first touch then pass to opposite gate also following their pass

3. make it competitive first teammate to combine 15 passes says EVERTON!

Exercise #3

1. player will make a long pass and check in and out away from the middle

2. this will trigger receiving player to play a wall pass with teammate

3. after getting ball back player will make a long pass to opposite and repeat the combination by now checking in

Exercise #4

1. there will now be a player in a middle of the 2 gates

2. only using 1 ball each group will have to combine with their middle player who will receive on back foot and keep passing ball from one end to the other

3. after 10 passes to each side rotate a new middle player

4. make it competitive first team to combine 10 passes through the middle will get 1 MVP point each.

Coaching Points

-training position

-body position to receive

-head up when passing

-head up after taking first touch

-passing technique

-observe target, planting foot next to ball, ankle locked toe up V shape, hit middle surface of the ball

-weight of pass

-communication

-signal to where to receive pass

-checking in or away from pass

-thought of next action

-speed of play

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): penetrating passes

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penetrating passes (20 mins)

Organization

two 10x15 fields split into 3 thirds
2 goals on each end for GK
3 different colored teams
4 pug goals

Instructions

Part 1 (each pair with a ball)

1. players will be split into 3 different colored teams

2. Defensive team will be in the middle zone

3. objective of the game is for pairs to connect a pass from one end zone to the other

4. if defensive players intercept and block a ball they have

5 touches to score on GK

6. first team to connect 15 passes wins 2 MVP points each

Part 2 (1 ball team vs team)

1. Team on each end zone will attempt to find a penetration pass across the middle zone for a 1 point.

2. Defensive team can now have 1 pressing player on one end zone when team on that zone has possession of ball

3. If Defensive players wins ball they must go to goal or pass back to defensive player that must strike ball to GK

4. team in possession can play GK at anytime to keep ball and move ball around in possession

Coaching Points

-observation of space

-head up when dribbling/receiving ball

-passing technique

-weight of pass

-1st touch to receive

-body shape to receive

-off the ball movement

-get in line with the path of the ball

-pre control vision (watch the ball arrive)

-Lines of penetration

Option 1- maintain ball

Option 2- play wide (around the block)

Option 3- through ball (killer pass through the defensive block)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Scrimmage

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Scrimmage (30 mins)

Organization

field size 20x25

2 pugs or 4 pugs with goals with GK

spare balls

Instructions

- team must set themselves with 3 lines of attack defense- midfield- forward

-observe game and let players make decisions

-if necessary step in and guide players on when to dribble, pass or shoot

-most importantly naturally enforce topic that was practiced on today's session

Coaching Points:

-communication

-reinforce knowledge of game rules (restarts and game related topics)

-enforce what was practiced on the session

Principle of Play Week 4: Penetration

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