Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Passing and Receiving (Support Play)

Technical component

SET UP:

2 x 10 x 15 areas

Players work in groups of 3. Players are locked and have to work between the two cones. The objective is to transfer the ball from one side of the area to the other. Do not have to use the middle player everytime. Once ball has been passed, movement to a cone has to be made before a player can receive a pass.

Key Points:

-Highlight necessary passing technical priorties e.g Communication (Verbal, Visual and body lanugage)

-End Players encouraged to take up positions off the central player observation (Offer angles, using central central player as reference point)

-Create passing lanes through manipulation off the ball and directional first touch

-To pass the ball firmly, keeping the ball on the floor

CONSIDERATIONS:

Rotate the players around

POTENTIAL PROGRESSIONS:

Skill Practise

SET UP:

1x 25x20 area

3 + 1 v 2 possession game. The practise involves the red team trying to the keep the ball away from the blockers via moving the ball up and down and to the side of the area. The red players are intially locked between the lines. The LSP is allowed to move and up and down the line.

Key Points:

-To observe and take up positions off teammates

-Consider supporting positions and distances

-To be always an option regardless of where the ball is (No hiding)

-To try and maintain a triangle shape

CONSIDERATIONS:

-Once ST has received the ball, he essentially becomes CB and the LSP becomes a RSP. This keeps the practise flowing.

-Players to create passing lanes with and without the ball

-Player with the ball should not have dribble the ball for long periods to find support

-To switch the players round every 1 minutes

POTENTIAL PROGRESSIONS:

-Defenders to not have a ball

-The spine of the reds are able to move freely, no line restrictions