Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing to open lane U15 (Start Time: 2018-04-18 17:30:00)

Catch me if you can (45 mins)

Learning outcomes:

Players become more comfortable looking up in possession to pass.

Players work on accuracy of passes and improve awareness of obstacles.

Dribbling improved.

Organization:

Two even teams in a 16 by 24 yard long space. Plan field size based on numbers.

Small 3 yard endzone area designated for each team to score.

One team has 1 ball per player. Opposing team has 1 ball shared within the team.

Instructions:

Designate a captain on each to to keep their team's score.

1. White team freestyle dribbling their ball in the space.

2. Blue team is passsing their ball and moving after each pass in the space.

3. How many passes can the white team connect in 1 minute?

4. After 1 minute, coach has white and blue teams switch roles. Now blue is dribbling and white is passing. White team try to beat blue team's passing score.

Coaching Points:

1. Communication between players. Verbal, visual, body language. .

2. Move to areas away from defenders when wanting to receive. .

3. Ask teams "What was one thing that round you did well?"

4. Ask teams "What is something that will help us better keep the ball away?"

5. Movement into passing lanes to receive.

6. Am I going to be the next option? As ball travels and you support the teammate who is going to get it?

Progressions:

Progression 1 : Dribbling team try to interrupt passing team. 1 point each time you dribble your ball into the passing team's ball. Passing team gets 5 passes for a point.

Progression 2: If any ball goes out of bounds that team minus 1 point.

Progression 3: Directional. Passing team acores 1 point each time their ball is passed into a teammate in an endzone.

Regressions:

Regression 1: Dribbling team can only use weaker foot.

Regression 2: Winning team comes up with restriction for dribbling team. I.e. Dribbling team has to become a chain and hold hands.