Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Passing and Receving Techniques (Start Time: 2017-02-24 13:30:00)

Passing and Receving Techniques (20 mins)

Activity 1- Passing and receving techniques

Half the group will stand on the outside of the grid, the other half will be on the inside working with a ball.

The players inside the grid will be dribbling and trying to find an open player whos on the outside of the grid.

The player will pass it and the outside player will immediatly pass the ball back to the player.

The players on the inside will be working on there passing techniques and receving techniques, after a few minutes the players will switch positions. Passing techniques to look out for are such: using there inside, outside, laces, the sole and a backheel, players will be encouraged to use a variety of these techniques.

Receving techniques that the players should be doing is: Checking there shoulder before receving the pass, opening there body stance, can they receive the ball on the back foot.

Variations- once all the players have shown good understanding in these techniques, the coach will add a defender to try and block passes etc, can the players react to the defender and still make a successful pass.