Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Week 3 - Passing (3 zone game)

Main Activity (20 mins)

Organization:

-3 groups 3-5 players set up as shown.

Instructions:

-1 team starts in possession of the ball, and will attempt to play the ball through the middle zone to the team on the far side (team 3) to score.

-2nd team is defending and will send one player into the zone of the team in possession, the remaining players on the defending team stay in the central zone but attempt to block any pass through their zone to the 3rd team.

-3rd team is wating for a pass into their zone from team 1; once in possession they will attempt to pass the ball back throught the middle to the far side to score.

- If defending team wins the ball or forces it out of bounds, they switch with the team that lost the ball and the new team becomes defenders

-3pts for a pass accross the area to the 3rd team, 1pt for every pass in between players on the same team.

Coaching Points:

-Surface of the foot to use.

-Weight and accuracy of pass.

-Ability to disguise pass.

-Decision to play forward or into support.

Progressions (20 mins)

Progressions:

-2 defenders join the zone of the team in possession to attempt to win the ball

-Defending team switches if they force the ball out of bounds off of the attacking team, or if they win the ball and score in counter goals (worth 3 pts).

-If the ball goes out of play over the sideline off the defending team, they do not switch but a new ball is started with the 3rd team. Any ball out of play over the endline allows the defending team to switch with the team that lost the ball.

-Passing Team can only pass to the Receiving Team using a one touch pass (or same rules as previous, but a 1-touch pass to the Receiving Team gets Bonus Pt.)