Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Passing and Receiving Beginner

Exercise 1

SET UP:

Place two cones a couple of yards apart.

Have a player stand on either side of cone gate one player with a ball.

Have players pass ball back and forth between cones.

Variations:

Player takes a touch and moves ball to side of cone and plays ball back on other side of cone. Use various parts of foot. eg. inside left inside right; outside right inside right.

Game of Slam:

Rules:

Ball must keep moving.

Player can only take two touches.

Ball must stay on the ground when passed through the gate.

Ball must go through the gates.

If any of the rules are broken the other player wins a point.

Coaching Points:

Toe up heel down ankle locked.

Pass ball through center of ball to keep ball rolling over itself.

Pass foot through the ball and up towards target.

Try to stay balanced and don't lean back too much.

Dance on the balls of your feet in anticipation to receive the ball.

When Receiving get behind the ball, try not to stretch and reach for the ball.

Movement back and forth in anticipation of the weight of the ball.

Anticipate direction of the ball.

Cross the Water

SET UP:

Create a grid subject to players age and abilities

Have players on outside in pairs on opposite sides of grid.

Place two or three defenders in the middle of the grid.

Players have to try and pass the ball to each other without the defender intercepting it.

COACHING POINTS"

Work together; Controlling the ball; good firm passes into space or feet;

Movement to the free space.

3v3 to two goals

SET UP:

two small goals on either end of grid(Grid appropriate for age and ability level)

play 3v3 to either end.

Coaching points:

movement off the ball; waiting for the right moment; timing of pass; working together; playing off angles to each other.