Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Lofted Pass

Main Theme - Technical Repitions Unopposed (10 mins)

Organization:

- 30 x 40 grid

- Players work in Pairs

- One Ball per group

Instructions:

- Players work on the continual repition of the lofted pass back and forth

- Emphasis on the technique of the LOFTED PASS and recieving the lofted pass in order to maintain possession

- Players are encouraged to reach the blue cones with the lofted pass

Coaching Points:

- Head up to observe target

- Non kicking foot placed to side, slight behind the ball

- Ankle locked toe level to the ground

- Contact ball - bottom

- Chest Up (almost leaning back)

- Contact ball - strike through the bottom of the ball

Progressions:

P - Competition: 1 pt for having the ball land between the blue and red cone (60 seconds - 3 Rounds - Mix Up Partners)

P - Competition II: Recieving the Ball on the White Line

R - Create a 10 - 15 yard lofted passing 'end zone'

Conditioned Game (25 mins)

Organization:

- 30Lx45W

- Three Zones 30 x 15

- Five Players per Team

- Three Teams

Instructions:

- Rondos (Keep Away) 5v2

- Players in the middle are always the defensive team

- On players first touch - Two defenders rush in to play defense

- Attacking team looks to penetrate the midde zone and play to the other team

- Player are encouraged to give a LOFTED PASS or hard low penetrating pass (DRIVEN)

- If defenders gain possesion their team rushes into outter zone and the team that loses possession

goes into the center zone as the new defensive team - activity resets with first pass fro new attacking team

Coaching Points:

- Speed of Play

- 'When' to a LOFTED PAS

- 'How' to a LOFTED PASS

- Playing into space (away fro pressure)

- Recieving in the direction of desired play

Progressions:

P - must pass (3, 5, or 8) time before playing to the opposite side

P -Defense must hold possession play into their cental teammates before switching out

P - All balls to other side must be lofted passes

R - One Defender In Grid