Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Colored passing squares

Screen 1

Passing Squares:

Set up:

3yd x 3yd box with four different colored cones. One cone off of each end about 8 yds away.

Instructions:

Server calls out color. Player shuffles quickly to cone and back to middle where they receive a pass. Play 2 touch back. Be sure to focus on using both feet.

Progressions:

1. Call out more than one color before passing to center.

2. One touch back.

3. After pass back check wide on the half turn to the color side called. 1 touch back.

4. If color called is in the front of the box same as 3. If color is in the back of the box the player turns to back cone and dribbles around. Return to the middle and pass back.

Coaching points:

Quality of pass and first touch.

Quality of footwork.

Checking over back shoulders.

Awareness of surroundings.

Decision making with cues.