Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Receiving Ground G13E

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 1 (15 mins)

Organization:

1. Area is 40x40 area or whatever space you have

2. Players work in pairs/ one ball

Instructions:

1. Player 1 passes a ball into Player 2

2. Player 1 is immediately release with his/her pass

3. Player 1 must try to close down space between him/herself and Player2

4. Player 2 must take first touch away from pressure then dribble into space left by player one

5. Player 2 then repeats the activity acting as player 1

Coaching Points:

1. Players must make eye contact before executing pass

2. Player 2 must attack the ball and receive on the move.

3. Defending player must not try to win the ball

Progressions:

1. defenders can try to win the ball.

Conditioned Game2 (25 mins)

Organization:

- 8 players playing 4V4 set up as shown

- 20X20 yard playing area

Coach becomes referee

Instructions:

- Players are encourage to pass when the see an open player

- Players must take 2 touches (no more/no less during game)

Coaching Points:

- Players should communicate I'm open to teammates when they are in good positions

- Players should dribble when they see no option to pass

Progressions:

1. Free play