Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing

Warm up (5 mins)

Organizational / Instructions

1)Begin with a light jog around the area doing dynamic movements.

2)Start to introduce dynamic stretches, get the players to name them(Open/Close the gates, Lunges, High Knees, Heel Kicks, High Kickm Side steps).

3)introduce the footballs. While the players are still jogging in the area get them to pass the footballs around with in the group to each others

Coaching Points

Head up at all times.

Putting a name on the pass.

Make sure its a accurate pass witht the correct power on it.

Make sure all players are stretched off and dont have any tight muscles

Adaptations

If players are struggling to control the ball they can plant there foot on top of the ball to stop it.

Skill Practise 2 (10 mins)

Organizational / Instructions

Split group into 2 smaller groups. They will be put into 2 different halfs of the marked out area. The players will pass the ball around going in any order. Make sure players are using both feet when passing and recieving. (progression) Every players gets a number from 1->5 Depending on the number of players. Players will pass in sequence of 1->2->3->4->5->1 Any time the coach will say switch and the rotation will then go the opposite direction.

Coaching Points

Inside of the foot passes.

Head up when passing

Shout the person's name that you are passing to.

Plant standing foot next to the ball.

Encourage every player taken part.

Adaptations

Add another group depedning on the numbers at the session, try and keep it around 5 Players. 1 Once the group has done this they can then move around the area and still pass the ball in the same rotation. 2 Once they have got this done you can then put in a passive defender. Where the coach will shout out a number and the player from both teams will run into the other group and try to win the ball but they can only win the ball from intercepting a pass. 3 If the group is doing this successfully you cna then make it active where the player can then tackle to win the ball but they are not allowed to slide tackle.

Game (10 mins)

Organizational / Instructions

Play full game with no condition with in it. but encourage all players to keep the theme of the session to go through the game. Coaches will know if players have learned from the skill practises because they will do it in the Game with out even having a condition

Coaching Points

Encourage the main theme of the session as much as possible.

Encouragement and Motivation

Coach the players through-out the game in spreading the play.

Giving players options.

Adaptations

If players arent carrying out them just have a small condition. If players arent getting a touch of the pass that player must be in the build it before the team can shoot.