Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): GU9-U11: Possession + Mini Soccer

Passing & Receiving (20 mins)

Passing & Receiving Technical Warm-up.

Set-up:35x25 Yard Grid; 12 players, 6 balls

Progressions: Perform for 90 seconds and switch groups.

1) Black players receive pass from blue players and pass to another free blue player. Once complete the black player finds another blue player with a ball and repeats. Swap roles.

2) Same as 1 but can you play with two touches? But only if you can (this encourages player vision and 'peaking'.Swap roles

3) Players receive square on, then set back to server, then move to create an open body position to receive and find other server. Swap roles

4) Balls start in the middle and now players alternate between passers and receivers. When central players passes to outside player he will instruct for a wall-pass with her, or "take" (become central player). If outside player takes it, the passer looks for a free space anywhere around the grid.

Coaching points: Peak, receive at an angle with hips open and ball across body.

Communicate to person you're passing to with verbal and non-verbal cues (don't think that they can just call a name and expect them to be open if they haven't looked up; players who miss it pass or don't call name ) knees bent, arms out away from body,

Scoring: How many times can you receive the ball and pass correctly?

Challenges / Questions for Players:

When you receive a pass, can you position your body so you can see most of the field?

Can servers pass ball to receivers back foot (across the body)?

Can you complete exercise using two touches? But only if you can (this encourages player vision and 'peaking') advanced players may even

4v4 to Two Small Goals. (25 mins)

Organization: 4v4 (35x25 yd area) No goalkeepers. Play for 5 minutes then rotate teams.

Progressions

1) 2 touches (3 touches for U9's)

2) 1 touch finish

3) Free play

Instructions:

- Out of bounds: can pass or dribble in. Team who go and gets the ball first, starts with it.

Losing team has fitness.

Coaching Points: speed of play, peaking, receiving with hips open to field (across your body).

U9's: Diamond formation