Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Tactical - Low driven Pass

Pattern Play I (15 mins)

Organization:

1. Small Grid (35x25)

2. Large Grid (50x35)

3. Two teams of 5-6 players.

Instructions:

1. Player 1 passes ball to Player 2 who checks away and to ball.

2. Player 2 takes 1st touch and drives low pass to player 3.

3. Player 3 plays a pass back to Player 2 who is checking to ball.

4. Player 2 takes 1st touch and drives ball to Player 4.

5. Rotation:

-Player 1 to 2/ Player 2 to 3/ Player 3 to 4.

6. Continue pattern (backwards) Player 4 passes to Player 3 and so forth.

7. Both groups play at the same time.

Coaching Points:

1. Locate target (head up)

2. Take 1st touch at an angle.

3. plant foot next to ball 2 steps to the side.

4. Toes down with foot place at an slight angle.

5. Make contact between middle to top of ball.

6. Follow through straight to across body.

Pattern:

- Visual Cue of when to start checking away & to.

- Body position and 1st touch.

Conditioned Game (20 mins)

Organization:

1. Small Grid (35x25)

2. Large Grid (50x35)

3. 4v4 plus Magic player

4. Directional Game (Each team scores diagonally on the wide goals.

Instructions:

1. Players play 4v4 +1 inside small grid.

2. Attempt to score on wide goals (diagonal)

3. Each teams has two wide goals to score on & two to defend.

4. Target players can also be used to play driven pass to goals. player can play to Target who can lay it off to any player in the same team, to drive pass to goals. (No one can defend the target player)

Coaching Points

1. Locate target (head up)

2. Take 1st touch at an angle.

3. plant foot next to ball 2 steps to the side.

4. Toes down with foot place at an slight angle.

5. Make contact between middle to top of ball.

6. Follow through straight to across body.