Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Make a wall pass (Start Time: 13-Jul-2022 17:30h)

Passing Practice (15 mins)

Structure / Organisation

• Cones set up as above for passing practice.
• Minimum 12 players, if 2 short can use goal/rebound net to replace CB, in which case 9 will retrieve ball and pass to FB/CDM to start movement.
• FB/CM plays to 7/11, who makes a wall pass with 10.
• 7/11 cuts back to 9 who passes to CB to restart movement.

Progressions/SUSD

• PROGRESSION: Increase pace/tempo, restrict to 1 touch passing.
• PROGRESSION 2: Change direction of play (cut back played from right wing/left wing)
• PROGRESSION 3: If enough players in the game, the waiting player at 7/11 position is a passive defender on the 7/11 for the wall pass.

Coaching Points/Influence

• Playing accurate passes off both feet. Use different surfaces to play where appropriate/necessary.
• Time runs to meet ball without having to stop.
• Can we play passes in front of our teammates to attack.
• Move quickly after playing a wall pass.
• When you want to play a wall pass, come level with the teammate in possession.

Game Training (30 mins)

Structure / Organisation

• Pitch set up ~40m by 40m in attacking third.
• 6 v 5 + GK
• Attacking team starts by playing ball to winger. Defending team must start outside 18yard box.
• Offsides apply. 
• Blue Attackers can score 1 pt by shooting past the goalkeeper into the net, 2pts for scoring off a cross or cutback from the wide zone.
• Defending team has 20 seconds to score in one of the two small goals if they get a turnover.

Team task

When you are unable to beat a defender 1v1 can you make a wall pass with a supporting teammate to get into a crossing position?

Player tasks

• 6/8: When winger cannot beat their marker 1v1 can you get level with them to provide an opportunity for a wall pass.
• Drop level with the player in possession to offer a wall pass.
• 6/8: When you play a wall pass, can you aim to play it into the wide zone for your winger to run on to the ball.
• 9: When your back is to goal and a defender is behind you can you play to a supporting player in front of you and make a run past the defender to receive a wall pass.
• 8/10: If winger is being pressed high by their opposing full back can you play a wall pass with them where you move forward into the space behind the full back.
• Can you isolate a defender 2 v 1 to create a wall passing opportunity.

Progressions

- No time restriction for defending team when they are in possession.

- Time limit on attacking team in possession to recreate realism of recovering defenders.

- Adapt numbers on each team for ability.

- Play a joker to give whichever team is in possession an advantage.