Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Midfield Passing (Start Time: 2016-05-19 19:00:00)

Rondo 1 (15 mins)

Rondo 1 (15 Minutes)

Set Up

- Circle 15 yards in diameter. Half of group outside the circle with balls, other half on the inside without balls.

Instructions

- Players check to a player on the outside, receive a pass and play back before finding another teammate on the outside

Coaching Points

- Body Mechanics

- Opposite movement

- Check in to ball at an angle (direction of travel)

Playing Through The Midfield (20 mins)

Passing Through the Middle (20 minutes)

Set Up

- 20 x 20 grid w/ goals at each end

- The grid should be divided into three zones using cones.

Organization

- 2 teams of 5 w/ GKs and 1 neutral assuming 12 players

Instructions

- Players can only pass through 1 zone at a time. In other words, the keeper cannot pass from the goal to the attacking third, but must pass either into the defending third or midfield. Keepers always restart play with a distribution.

- Progression: Require a certain number of passes before allowing a goal.

Coaching Points

- How do players possess the ball?

- Their first touch on reciving the ball

- Quality of pass and accuracy

- Weight of pass and accuracy

- Verbal and visual cues

- Communication

- Picking the moment to change the point of attack