Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): U9: Session 1 Phase 3 (Passing & Receiving)

Y passing 1 (10 mins)

Organisation:

-Discs are placed approx. 10 yds apart from one another for a max 20 yds in length and 10 yds in width for the Y. Set up 2 of these in your training space if necessary with them facing opposite directions.

Sequence: 

-Player A activates ball and passes to player B (who receives on his/her back foot) 

-Player B to C,

-Player C dribbles to the end of the line.

-EACH PLAYER FOLLOWS THEIR PASS TO THE NEXT PYLON

-The activity continues immediately with D passing to E who receives and passes in the opposite direction to player F.

Please perform the following:

(a) receive with inside of left foot and pass with right foot (5 min) (see above image)

(b) receive with inside of right foot and pass with inside of left foot(player must check in opposite direction) (5 min)

Coaching Points:

-"Opposite movement" of player receiving the ball - (check away)

-communication - verbal & visual(eye contact)

-arrive/receive side on - receive on backfoot

-first touch in the direction of your target

-"check your shoulder" - is there time and space to turn?

-accurate and proper speed of pass

Y passing progression 3 (10 mins)

Sequence

-Player A passes to B

-Player B to A (Player B arcs run)

-Player A long pass to C (A slight movement to support C)

-Player C to A

-PLayer A to B

-Player B to C

-Player C dribbles to end

EACH PLAYER FOLLOWS THEIR PASS TO THE NEXT PYLON

Coaching points:

-same as above +:

-Timing of movement of support of all players to combine efficiently and effectively.

-Speed of pass by all players. e.g: set back pass by player B = slow, penetrating pass by player B=fast