Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Passing Technique

Passing (15 mins)

Organization:

*each player has their own 4x4 square

*place a tall cone in middle of channel for players to knock over with a pass

*OR make a gate in the middle for players to pass through for a point

*1 ball per group? everyone with a ball - see what works best

Description:

*players will look to pass the ball across the channel, looking to knock the ball of the cone or through the gate

*each time the ball gets knocked off or goes through the gate, that player gets 1 point

*when the player receives the ball, they must dribble around one on the cones behind the, and then attempt to hit the cone in the middle. perhaps set up 3 or four cones as targets.

*important that coaches replace the ball and not the players

Coaching points:

*surface area - inside, outside, laces, heel?

*wind up and follow through of kicking leg

*follow through to target - point foot to ball as you strike it

*eyes on ball as kicking

*balance on standing leg

Passing Combinations (15 mins)

Description :

> Triangle Passing

> 10 yards between each cone.

> 1st Rep - player A passes ball to player B who looks to scan shoulder, move off the cone & open up body to receive the pass before passing to player C. Player C will pass the ball to player B who looks to scan shoulder, move off the cone & open up body to receive the pass before passing to player A

> 2nd Rep - player A passes to player B who sets player A so they can player a longer pass to player C who sets player B for a longer pass to player A. The players will reset and they go in the reverse order where player A passes to player C who sets player A so they can player a longer pass to player B who sets player C for a longer pass to player A.

Coaching Points :

> Weight of pass & touch.

> Movement off pole towards ball or away from ball.

> Communication as to where & when you want the ball.

> Head up to see when player as moved into space.

Revceiving with a shot (15 mins)

Organization:

Please set up as seen above. It would be best to have multiple nets to limit the amount of players standing and watching

Instructions:

Players will follow the number sequence to pass and receive the ball and finish with a shot.

FIELD A

-You are working with 3 players each time or could have a fourth one waiting at the start. The focus is on clean passes and proper timing of the movements

FIELD B

-You are working with two players at a time and and they will have a combination pass that leads to a shot in a big or mini net.

Coaching Points/Questions:

Quality of pass

Body position (hips) when receiving

Importance of directional first touch to set up the shot