Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing into Space (Start Time: 2020-09-24 17:05:00)

Passing Infront (10 mins)

Key Factors

Players are put into pairs and asked to run and pass to their partner over a 20-25 yard distance. Encourage lots of small passes, continuous movement which gets the players used to passing infront of the running player.

You can add gates if needed to make into a skill practice but for this purpose I would use as a technical before the next skill session.

Focus on passing into the space before the receiver and weight of pass, different parts of the foot to pass and control, head up and communication.

Organisation

12 Players

6no. Footballs

Small Sided Game - Attack v Defend (15 mins)

Key Factors

Teams should set up with one attacking team of 5 outfield players v one defending team of 1 GK and 2 Defenders. The attackers must attack the goal using passing and decision making to open up space.

If the defending team wins back the ball and passes to their GK the attacking team takes one player off until they are outnumbered or the attackers score. The teams swap places and the defending team then reverts to attack and starts with 5 - the original attacking team becomes the defending team and reverts to 1 GK and 2 defenders. Encourage the passing into space or to the spare player/s at all times. Get the players making decisions on where they feel the space or best attack route is.

Organisation

12 Players

1 Football