Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): When to dribble and when to pass

Spreading out to maintain & exploit space

Practice organisation:

1) begin with one player - one ball and working on skills

2) one ball 2 players - working on passing and moving

- progress to not able to pass in the same square

- progress to not able to pass in the same "row" or "lane" - must pass on angles

- progress to passing into open squares and taking touch into a open square

• Awareness of other players’ positions & movements.

• Variations in types & speed of passes to supply team-mates.

• Encourage invention & unusual passing skills.

• Encourage quick sequences of 1 touch passing if possible.

• Understanding where 1st. touch may be directed according to space

& time available.

• Simple progression for this practice is:

- Set challenge for each team to play from end to

end as many times as possible in 1/2 minutes (coach/players

decide) - to encourage speedy

but accurate passing & support play.

Key coaching points

• Challenges for players include:

- Varying passes & engaging team mates

- Maintaining good spacing to provide passing options.

- Timing & nature of movement off ball to

support passer.

- Understanding where to move-to next.

3v3 +1

Organization:

24x18

3v3 + a N

Details

Create larger grids in the game field to show areas occupied and areas of open space