Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Team play, quick passing + Play out from the back/moving immediately after passing(DK)

High intensity passing box (10 mins)

Boxes with groups of 4, 3 balls per group. One central player (doing high intensity work for 1 minute), 3 outer players (2 of which have balls) and one ball balanced on a cone in the center of the box.

When the 1 minute timer starts, the outer players will pass a ball, 1 at a time, aiming at the middle ball with just enough weight on the pass that the central player can step in front of the central ball to control with first touch. After central player steps in front of central ball to recieve, they must pass the ball they have controlled to the outer player that does not have a ball. As soon as that pass is released, the next outer pass comes towards the central ball forcing the middle player to step in front again to control, and find the next player without ball.

Game continues at high intensity for 1 minute per round.

Coaching points: on the outside: weighting passes correctly to work the central player but not make it impossible for them.

Central player: to know who to pass to before you even recieve the ball (by reading the field). also to use quickness to step in front of central ball to control, and use their first touch to create a passing lane to the open player without knocking the ball over.

Conditioned Scrimmage (Play out of back) (20 mins)

3 groups of 4. One offense (red), one defense(black), one neutral (purple).

Zones in corners can only be entered by the neutral there. If a defensive team can pass the ball to a neutral in the labeled "1" box, they switch to offense and offense switches to defense.

After 3-5 minutes, switch neutrals out with another team.

Coaching points: To use the width of the field (through neutral players) but remembering to adjust body position to recieve immediately after passing the ball. Goal would be to play through the back, switch the ball, and play up the line to switch offense and defense. Offensively, the attacking team should look to exploit the number advantage they have and keep the defense moving to disrupt them. if a single forward brings 2-3 defenders into their space with no passing options in front of them, they should dump the ball back and immediately open up to be able to recieve the ball again.