Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): Girls 05 Session #15

passing and recieving activation (15 mins)

Objective:Dynamic running with the ball/Passing and Recieving/Orientation of Space and Time

Organization:20x20 box, 8 Players, 2 at each cone with a ball

Progression: 1) The 1st player at each cone will dribble up to the middle cone at the same time and stop their ball, the players will then move to their right and pass the ball forward in front of them into the next line. (Players dribbble only with right foot and pass with right foot, left and left)

2) Same as example 1, but players now check out and an angle and recieve a one touch pass from their original line.

3) Same as example 1, but now players check out and recieve a pass from their original line and turn and play the pass to the opposite line.

Coaching points: Players must all start at the same time, keeping the head up at all times, taking looks, good technique when dribbling the ball, also when passing and recieving, good communication, high ball speed, good angles of support and positioning, understanding and knowing where the ball goes and where to move.

Plus Pattern #2 (15 mins)

Objective:

To improve accuarcey in passing while developing a concetpual understanding of providing angles of support and movement off the ball in a functional setting.

Organization:

10 players minimum (2 or 3 organizations depending on total numbers)

Rectangle 20x15 Yards

Players Move, A-B-C-D

Start by going to the right, then switch to the left

Progression:

Switch to left.

Passive defender decides to get tight to D or drop off. Based on this player A decides to play to feet or through ball into space.

Coaching points:

Player A looks up, makes eye contact and starts at same time as player A on other side

Player B checks at angle and play a 'lay off pass back to A

Player A Plays a through Ball (weight off pass very important)

Player D Completes a counter move and recieves the ball on the run