Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 3 player support box

3 player box

Organization

• 30x20 field
• 10x10 squares
• 3 players per square 1 soccer ball

Instructions

1. Player in possession of the ball must make a vertical or horizontal pass to teammate

2. the pass cannot be diagonal 

3. this will trigger the 3rd teammate to move to an open cone to provide a passing lane to teammate 

4. with each pass the player in posses-ion must have 2 supporting players on both sides

Coaching Points

-training position

-communication (signal, verbal)

-positive first touch

-check away from cone

-body shape to receive

-weight of pass

-movement off the ball

-timing of pass

-timing of run 

-speed of play

Progressions

1. add a defender to apply pressure to passing player

2. player that makes the bad pass or takes a bad touch becomes the new defender