Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): United: Combination Play (Start Time: 2016-05-05 18:30:00)

Y drill Passing combination (15 mins)

Organization:

Instructions:

Player 1 will pass the ball to player 2 who will move sideways to receive and will lay off the ball to player 1 who will pass to player 3. Player 2 will check in to player player 3 and will perform and quick 1-2 passing. As player 3 receives the ball player 3 will dribble a bit and pass the ball to player 4 who will do a 1-2. *Players need to receive the ball behind the cones to have a better body shape, curve run and receive with inside of the foot.

Coaching Points:

-Passing quality

-Move of the ball

-Good first touch

-look up to pass the ball to a depth player or witdh

-quick combination play

Progressions:

Combination Play with Pressure Progression (20 mins)

Organization:

Each grid should be 10 yds, depending on the skill level make it bigger.

Instructions:

In each grid there will be two players of the same color. The players on the outside will only be able to move on their grid color. The red team will start with the ball in grid 1. When the red team has the ball one player from grid 3 will be able to support in grid 2. If the pass is made to the supporting player in grid 2 then the second player in grid 3 is able to come. The grid 1 red players now will have to move to grid 4. The purpose to is to make players move right away after a pass to look. 10 passes equal a point.

Coaching Points:

-move while the ball is traveling

-looking to have diagonal positioning

-quick combination to get out of pressure

-quality passing

-quality of first touch

-look up

Progressions:

restrict the touches

increase the passing limit