Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Throw in Practice and Movement

Warm Up

Passing Warm Up

Set-up a number of pitches as shown in Fig 1 Enough for players split in to pairs to have one pitch each

Bib Up payers in to 2 teams

1) Players pass back and to (Vary types of passes 2 touch, 1 touch,Right / Left Foot)

Key Points

1) Ball Out of feet

2) Non-Kicking foot level with Ball

3) Decide surface

4) Lock Ankle

5) Strike centre of Ball

6) Follow kick through

Progression

Fig 2

Place cone in centre when players receive pass they move the ball across to pass back the opposite side of the cone

Work Players in both directions.

Progression 2

When player receive the ball the turn back and go around back blue cone,

Once they are around the Blue cone the pass the their partner, then follows the pass back to the starting position

End Game

Small Sided Game

20 x 30 Pitch

Players split into 2 teams

One member of each team on the outside

Player on outside serve balls in with a throw in

Normal football teams try to score in the opponents goal

After ball goes out oposite team starts with a throw in

Change wide player

Coaching Point

Correct throw in procedure (no foal throws)

Attacking and defending players quickly set themselves for throw

Can attackers manufacture space