Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Receiving Grid

Receiving Grid (10 mins)

Session Topic: Attacking Principles

Ball control, Passing/recieving, Communication, Conditioning

Stage: Stage 1

Set Up:

20x20 Grid w/ 5 by 5 grid in the middle (Scaled to age and level of players) Cones, Balls

Time:

10 mins (work for 1 minute then rest 30-60 seconds)

Organization:

1/2 of the players on the outside with soccer balls and the other half start in the middle box with out a ball. On the go command players have to find someone with a ball on the outside. They will receive and play the ball back in a pre-determined way, after receiving the ball and playing back they will sprint back to the middle box before finding a different person on the outside. Players go for 1 minute then switch with the outside players.

Progressions:

One Touch

Two Touch

Ball is tossed and volleyed back

Ball is tossed and controled with various parts of the body (Thigh, Chest, Foot)

Ball is tossed and headed back

Coaching Points:

Ball Control (Soft Touch, Bring the ball in like an egg toss)

Passing/Recieving (Locked ankle, toe pointed up, inside of foot, chest over ball, eye contact with partner before looking back at ball)

Communication (Eye contact, Verbal, Hand Signals) *BE SPECIFIC*

Conditioning (Pace of Play)