Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): WSSL Summer Camp 1 - Passing - recognizing right moments to use Push Pass (Start Time: 2015-07-09 09:00:00)

Warm up - Pass thru cones (10 mins)

Organization:

1. 40 x 40 yard area setup as shown

2. 12 players (6 A ttackers,6 Targets)

3. 6 Balls

4. 12 + cones (These are placed randomly around the area to make minigates to pass the ballthrough)

Instructions:

1. Players are paired together one attacker one target player

2. Players create a distance 8-10 yards between themselves and the gate

3. Players must then make a FIRM pass forcing their partener to trap ball with first touch

4. If pass was not received well attacker gets 1pt. But if ball is traped then activity is repeated with whoever has the ball

5. Partners play first to 5 points. 

Coaching Points:

1. Head up, observe your target

2. Weight and accuracy of pass

3. Follow through after contact with ball, shoe sign facing target

Progressions:

1. Players have to get through two gates for one point

2. Limit to two touch so that the players have to continue to pass moving to the gates

3.Switch Partner after pass through a gate

Main Theme 2

Organization:

Split field into halves or quaters. 20X20 yards

8 - 12 players on each field

2 players go at the same time for 1V1 & 2v2 games

Instructions:

Defending team passes the ball to the attacking team. two attackers and two defenders go out for a 2v2 game for 30 seconds or a goal

If defenders wins the ball they are allowed to score

Coaching Points:

- AGGRESSIVE MENTALITY Defending & Attacking

- pass when teammate is open, dribble when teammate is not

- accuracy of passes

- attacker should use proper technique to receive ball before starting dribble

Progressions:

- Players must make 2,3 passes before scoring

- Players can only make forward passes