Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Core Technical Passing Skills

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Jessica Whyte

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Name:	Jessica Whyte
City:	Calgary
Country:	Canada
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Main Theme: Technical Passing

Learning Intentions:

1) Players will adapter to use both their feet to complete passes.

2) Players will learn different passing techniques (inside the foot, driven, outside of foot, chipped).

3) Players will be able to control the weight of the pass and accurately complete passes to their designated target.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Dynamic Warmup/Activation (5 Minutes)

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Dynamic Warmup/Activation (5 Minutes)

Dynamic Warmup/Activation (5 Minutes):

Run your own familiar dynamic warmup with all the players.
Run one that you would like for them to use for the remainder of the season.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Ball Mastery (5 Minutes)

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Ball Mastery (5 Minutes)

Ball Mastery

Set up a grid or designated area that is large enough for all the players.
Each player should have a ball.
Demonstrate ball mastery techniques and have players perform them within the grid, using both feet (outside/inside foot turns, back and forth, toe taps, juggling, fake shots).

Coaching Notes:

Encourage creativity and challenge players with different variations.
Emphasize the importance of close ball control and awareness of surroundings.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Technical Warmup (15 Minutes)

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Technical Warmup (15 Minutes)

Setup

Create a large enough area for all the players.
Inside your grid, create a 10x10 box.
Half of the players should be outside of the larger area with a ball.
The other half should be inside the 10x10 grid.

Instruction:

On coaches "go" the player inside the 10x10 grid will run out to a player on the outside who has a ball.
They will then receive a pass from the player on the outside and play it back to them.
Once they have played the ball back, the player must run back through the 10x10 grid performing a dynamic movement of the coaches choice (e.x., side shuffle, one-foot hops, open the gate, etc).
Once through the 10x10 grid again, they will then find a new player who is one the outside with a ball and repeat.
1.5/2 minute intervals and then switch the players.

Progressions:

1 touch pass back.
Volleys.
Headers.
Receive a ball in the air, control it and play it back.
Receive a ball on and angle, dribble through the 10x10 grid and pass the ball to a player one the outside who doesn't have a ball.
Passer throws the ball over the receivers head, receiver must quickly turn and control the ball.

Coaching Notes:

The weight of the pass.
First touch to control that will allow the player to set up a successful pass.
Encourage players to use both feet and different parts of their foot to pass.
Encourage players to pass quickly.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill Activity - End zone Game (15 Minutes)

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Skill Activity - End zone Game (15 Minutes)

Setup:

Create a 20x20 grid with 2 5yrd end zones at each end.
Divide the players into 2 team of four (If you have more than 8 players, create and second playing area).

Instructions:

Regular directional game with regular rules.
To score a point the team in possession of the ball must complete a pass to a teammate into the end zone. (Note: the player receiving the pass into the end zone cannot be waiting in there).
Once a pass as successfully been completed into the end zone, play will resume with the other team right away.

Coaching Notes:

The weight of the final pass into the end zone
Combination inside the playing area.
Boys shape the play forward.
Supporting angle.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Final Game (20 Minutes)

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Final Game (20 Minutes)

Setup:

Depending on your numbers and space that you have - Create 2 even teams of 5 players.
If there are more than 10 players, you can create 3 teams.

Instruction:

Regular game is played.
4 out fielders plus a goalie.

Coaching Notes:

Weight/accuracy of the pass.
Body shape to receive and player a pass forward.
First touch to set yourself up for a successful pass.
Using different parts of the foot to pass.

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