Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Receiving - Diagonal Pass

Warm-Up (10 mins)

Organization:

30x12 Box with Six 2x2x2 Triangles

Instructions:

A begins by running with the ball in their hands in the area but cannot goes inside the triangles marked.

If players B is open and in the triangle making eye contact with player A then A can roll(pass) through one of the sides to player B.

B must the exit through the opposite side than the ball entered with their feet then pick up the ball after they exited.

A then replaces B in the triangle.

Coaching Points:

Ready to receive (on balls of feet)

Side body shape (standing on end of triangle with point across from you)

Take the ball on the back foot

Take the ball on the back foot

Distance - Touch out of the triangle

Direction - Out of the opposite side, the ball came into

Progressions:

P- Use feet to pass ball into triangle

P- 1 point every time your pass goes into the trianle

P- Bonus point if that pass goes to their back foot

P- 1 point for everytime your first touch leaves the triangle

Main Theme Semi/Opposed (20 mins)

Organization:

As shown

Two 16x10 grids

Instructions:

Same as previous activiy except now the defender has to run and touch the small green cone opposite of where B is going to recieve before they can pressure the ball.

Defender stays for 90 seconds then switches with one of the attackers, each attacker must defende once. Rotation is A to B to C to A.

Coaching Points:

Movement to open passing lane

Awareness of pressure as the ball is passed (checking of shoulder)

Losing defender by checking away

Quality of pass (weight and accuracy of pass)

Breaking line with back foot or front foot based on how quickly the pressure is coming

End product

Progressions:

P- Switch sides to recieve on

P- C score in a big goal after corssing end line where A stood

P- Defender does not have to touch small green cone, live on pass.

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