Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): U-10 receiving / moving the ball forward

number passing (10 mins)

Organization:

players and a ball a large space

Instructions:

number players off 1-# then explain 1 passes to 2 and 2 passes to 3 and so on and so forth. start with unlimited touches then move to 3 touches then 2 touches. you can add two balls in.

Coaching Points:

remind them to keep their head up and keep the ball in front of them. remind them to keep the ball on the groud and to commuincate with each other. remind them to keep space and to keep the ball moving.

Passing receiving (one touch) combo (10 mins)

Set up & organization

Set four cones around 20yrds apart opposite each other. Then set up a 5x5 grid in the middle of the four cones.

Instructions

Same set up as the previous activity. Now players must pass to the middle player who plays a wall pass back to the passing player with one touch, the passing player must then receive on the move and carry the ball before passing to the opposite side. Switch out the player in the middle often.

Coaching points

Good firm pass to feet

Player in the middle must look to pass one touch into space (wall pass)

The sequence starts slow, but look to build a good tempo

Lots of repetition

Progressions

Make it a race. First team to make 30 passes.