Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Taffs Well U9 Session (Small Group) - Speed, Alertness and Reaction

Technical Circle (Ball Mastery)

Players dribble inside the area focusing on dribbling technique and practicing skills. 

SAQ passing

Players will work in pairs. Working on one side, players will play a one-two with the feeder and run sideways through the cones and run back through to return to their starting position. Players will swap roles after 1 minute of the practice with a 20 - 30 second rest in between. Players will also swap direction of their passes and runs after each go (if player initially passed with their right foot they will now use their left foot on the next go). 

Coaching Points:

- High intensity throughout practice

- Fast feet through cones

- Adjusting feet just before the pass

- Execution of bounce pass.

Progression: Players will now play passes on each side of the cones rather than only using one foot at a time. 

Progression (2): Players will use their back foot to play the pass. 

Coaching Points:

- Opening up body to receive the ball on the back foot 

Competitions: 

- How many passes can a player reach in one round?

- Can they get more than their partner?

- Can they beat their last score?

Conditions:

- When familiar with the drill, players must scan their shoulders before making the pass. This creates match game realism of scanning for defenders or space. 

Mini-game: Numbers Game

Players will be split into 2 teams, who will number themselves amongst their groups. Each team will be in a zone (shown as shaded areas), where they will be passing and moving in their team. The coach will then call out a number and the players from each team with that number will run through the gates and aim to play against each other to score. Game will initially start as 1v1s but can be progressed to 2v2 and 3v3. Defenders are not allowed in the boxes in order to prevent them from standing in the goals.