Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Passing and Receiving (Start Time: 2023-11-15 18:00:00)

Technical (Unopposed) - Passing with a Partner (20 mins)

This activity is designed to have players learn basic passing technique with the inside of the foot while introducing several techniques for receiving by providing lots of repetition.

Set up

Players get into partners with one ball and go to one set of two cones set 8 yards apart. Players will stay behind their cones and will pass around the outside of the cones. Groups will alternate sides to work both feet.

Option 1

In partners at a close distance (in front of cone - approx 5 yards), player A passes the ball straight from right foot to their left. Player B then passes the ball on an angle from left foot to player A's left foot. Then player A passes straight again from left foot to partners right foot and so on.

Option 2

Behind cone, A controls with left foot and brings the ball across their body to their right foot. Then A passes to B who does the same sequence. After some time, coach will say switch and the ball goes in the opposite direction.

Option 3

Player A passes to the middle for player B to control with outside of foot to the same side as the foot they use. Then player B does the same sending the ball back to player A centrally to use the outside of the foot to move the ball with their first touch.

Progressions:

a ball each doing Option 2

a ball each doing Option 1 with only the straight pass option

1 ball passing 1 touch back and forth, other ball in a players hands to either toss back and forth or to increase difficulty, toss for a header while continuing 1 touch passes.

SSG - 6 Goal Game (30 mins)

Set-Up:

- 6 5x5 grids, make sure the middle grids are a different colour than the outside grids

- Extra balls with the coach at the halfway point of the pitch

- Split group into 2 teams

Diagram Description:

- Play possession game with the goals being the 5x5 grids on either side of the pitch

- Pass the ball through the front of the boxes for 1 point on the wide goals and 5 points for the middle goal

- Once the pass is played into the box, an attacker can receive the pass in the box, the defender cannot go into the space

* The attacker receiving the ball cannot wait in the box, they must time their run appropriately

- If the ball goes in between the boxes, restart with the defensive team

Details:

- Use hand to show your player what foot you want the ball to be delivered to

- Communicate turn, set, man on, etc.

- Check shoulder before receiving

- Receiving on the half turn

- Receiving on the back foot

- Play penetrating passes when the opportunity arises

- Weight of pass

The video below is for 6 Goal Game Dribbling, can be used with passing as well.