Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): PPFC - DP_1/2 - Passing and receiving (assessment) (Start Time: 2020-09-27 09:00:00)

Screen 1 (10 mins)

THE SESSION: RWTB Awareness

Coach plays a pass to player, who receives back foot. Player then RWTB into cone grid (cones are different colours). Coach calls a variety of colours and player must dribble around cones in the same order as the coaches instructions. Once he completes that, he must RWTB through the end gates.

PROGRESSIONS:

Restrictions on what foot can be used (left/right).

Dribbling technique (inside/outside foot)

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

Ball control

Balance

Habits

Head position

Body position

Light feet

Screen 3 (10 mins)

THE SESSION: Ball Preparation and movement

* (Cones are different colours on bottom of poles)

Player starts in PART A. Ball is played in by coach, coach then calls a colour. Player must then touch pole with his hand. (pole with the colour cone the coach has called). Player then plays a pass back to coach first time and repeats process. Player must be jogging on the spot at all times.

PART B, (two touch). Player starts in the middle of the square. Coach plays a pass and then calls a colour. Player then plays across his body to corresponding colour and plays pass back to coach. Section 1 shows an example of the front poles/cones. Section 2 shows an example of the back poles/ cones. Player must be jogging on the spot at all times. Repeat process for alloted time.

PROGRESSIONS:

Variety of pass

Time limit

Restrictions on technique

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

Light feet

Balance

Movement to receive

Movement with the ball

Body shape

Quick movement

Habits

Screen 5 (10 mins)

THE SESSION: Light feet touch and move with scan

Drill starts at DIAGRAM - A. Player plays passes back and forth with coach. Coach then calls a colour (cones are different colours on bottom of poles). Player then shifts across to coresponding colour, scanning as he moves. Player then plays a pass on other side of pole.

DIAGRAM - B - Player then moves back to the middle. He then plays a pass with coach and drifts out at an angle to the opposite side. Player then receives a pass and plays across the mannequin. One touch to play across and one touch to pass to coach (2 touches). Process then starts again.

PROGRESSIONS:

After playing round mannequin, play to coach who sets ball for player to shoot at mini goal.

Time limit

Restrictions on technique

Variety of pass

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

Light feet

Balance

Movement to receive

Body positioning

Ball positioning

Quick movement

Strong pass

Habits - Scanning, Strong pass

Screen 7 (10 mins)

THE SESSION: Ball Preparation, turns, side moves with focus on checking.

Player starts on edge of square and runs towards coach. Coach plays ball out in the air for player to bring down and play back to coach. Player then retreats to starting position and repeats process. This time when receiving ball on the pitch, he turns side on and RWTB towards the square. Coach then calls a sequence of colours or numbers (4 cones should be all a different colour) and player then has to follow coaches order and do a turn/side move on each cone in the sequence.Once completed, player then RWTB towards mini goal and plays a give and go with bounce wall and passes into mini goal.

PROGRESSIONS:

Time limit

Non dominant foot

call for a specific turn/side move on each cone

Bounce wall in different positions

KEY MESSAGES/POINTS:

Body positioning

Ball positioning

Habits - 3 Checks

Balance

Quick movement

Turning technique

Movement to receive