Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Week 5, Session 1: Passing and Receiving

Passing Away From Pressure

Pressing 

Set up 

20x15 yards 

~12 players, 6 players in each half

Objective 

-6v2, coach alternates which team he plays the ball to

-Coach passes to blue first. Blue is trying to complete 5 passes before passing it over to the white team for a point. 

-If white defenders win the ball, they play back to their teammates and then try to complete 5 passes before passing it back to the blue team for 1 point. **When defending team wins the ball and plays it back to the other side, it is a point!

Options

-First team to 5 points wins 

Receiving to Play Forward

Set up 

20x20 grid (adjust depending on number) 

3v3 in the middle (add a neutral if you have uneven numbers) 

2 white target players on the outside opposite of each other 

2 blue target players on the outside opposite of each other 

Directional Game (Blues are trying to play to blues, whites are trying to play to whites) 

Objective 

Blue players in the middle are trying to play into one target player and then connect to the opposite target player for one point. White players are trying win the ball from blue and proceed to play to one of their target players and then connect to the other target player for a point. 

Target players can move across the entire width of the end-line

Options: 

Target player can play directly to other target player but it doesn't count as a point

Players must connect at least one pass inside of the grid before playing into the opposite target player