Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U14 Session 14 - Drills - Midfield Combination Play

Tiki Taka - 8 Player Diamond (10 mins)

Organisation

Set up Grid 20 yards x 20 yards

Aim

To encourage quick accurate passing and player movement.

Instructions

2-touch only.

Receiving player to move forward and bump back in order to receive the ball on his front foot.

Open body position.

Inside of the foot control and inside of the foot pass.

Player passing the ball moves to position of player receiving the ball.

Coaching Points

Pass to the players front foot, eye contact with the receiver before passing, inside of the foot control and pass.

Progressions

1. Change direction to encourage control and passing with other foot.

2. Allow players to pass to the player directly opposite them, but still follow the ball once passed.

Tiki Taka - Circle 1 & 2-Touch (10 mins)

Organisation

Create a circle 15yds x 15 yds.

Place one player in the centre of the circle, and 6-8 plyers on the edge of the circle.

Play commences with a player on the edge of the circle, passing to the player in the centre of the circle and following the pass.

Aim

To encourage short, firm and accurate passing with good first touch control.

Instructions

The outside player passes the ball to the middle player and follows his pass to become the new middle player. The middle player can control and pass the ball to any outside player, then takew up a position on the outside of the circle (close to where he passed)

Coaching Points

Properly weighted pass, eye contact with the receiver before passing.

Progressions

1. Call the receivers name before making the pass.

2. One touch passing by the middle player but two touch by players on the outside.

3. One touch passing by players on the outside and the middle player.

4. 2-touch - right foot only/left foot only.

Aim

First Touch and Awareness Passing Sequence (10 mins)

Objective

To develop awareness, keeping the first touch closew to the feet and using the correct body shape.

Description

Create an area 25 x 25 yards.

9 players.

Number players 1-9.

Play with 3 balls, with players 1,4,7 starting in possession.

Players must pass in numbered sequence - keeping their positions as set out above. They receive the ball from the player with the previous number and pass to the player with the next number. With 3 balls in play they need to be quickly ready to receive after playing their pass.

2 touch football - control and pass.

Variation

1. Increase number of balls to 4

2. One touch.

3. Allow movement of players

Coaching Points

Players must be constantly on their toes and changinf their body shape to be aware of who they are going to receive from, as well as to who they are going to pass the ball to.

Players should be constantly moving