Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Skill Introduction - Passing/Striking the Ball

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Skill Introduction - Part 01 - Passing/Striking the Ball

Set Up:

10x10m; 16 players; 08 players in each square; 04 inside and four outside acting as bouncers; Red and Blue teams have a ball each (only one square is shown).

Instructions:

Players dribble the ball and keep passing to their partner in the square and pass to any bouncer who will feed it back to one of them and play continues.

Coaching Behaviours to Introduce:

* Can you always receive at an angle from your partner or the bouncer after feeding the ball?

* Can you scan over your shoulder to find the good areas to get into to receive a pass?

* Can you always provide ball-carrier with three passing options at angles?

* Can you try playing long and short passes with both feet?

* Can you look up while you're on the ball?

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Skill Training - Passing/Striking the Ball

Set Up:

4v4, 20x20m, 02 goals

Instructions:

Play can start from any end; no corners, offside and throw-ins apply.

Variation/Progression:

* Can you play the wall-pass to create scoring opportunities?

Player Tasks:

a) Can you pick the best moment to pass?

b) Can you always create passing lanes for the ball-carrier?

c) Can you give the ball-carrier 03 passing options by finding the good areas to get into?

d) Can you unsettle the opposition when your team has possession?

Cues:

a) When you have the ball with time and space, can you draw a defender towards you before playing a pass to a player or into the path for a player to run on to?

b) When your team has possession, can you scan to look for spaces every time a pass is made/every time  your team-mate touches the ball, to create a passing lane to the ball around the defenders?

c) When your team-mate has the ball, can you scan to look for the good areas to get into and always give her a left, right and a back passing option?

d) When your team has the ball and the opposition is compact/organised, can you pass the ball around swiftly to unsettle their shape and play forward when you can?