Football/Soccer Session (Difficult): 11v11 Combining through Midfield*

Chelsea passing (20 mins)

Set Up: Players are split into 2 lines 15-20 yds apart

Description: 1) In this practice the passer must instruct the receiving player by using communication. The passer can call “turn” or “set”. The player receiving must then react to turn and dribble out or set the passer who plays out

2) Both central players make a movement to receive a pass. The player receiving must pass back to the original passer who now plays a pass into space for the non receiving player to dribble out

3)Now three players start in the central area. The starting player passes a ball into the three players who must quickly combine to pass the ball out to the opposite end. All three players must touch the ball before its played out.

Coaching Points:

1) Weight of passes

2) Hips open to the field

3) Timing of movements

Phase of Play

Set Up: On half a field with a 25x20yd grid in center of field

Description: Play starts with 2 players passing back and forth waiting for an opportunity to play into the center area. Once the ball is played into the area the 3 reds attempt to play around the 2 blues and advance out of the box to then attack on goal.

If blue wins the ball in the box then they attempt to play forward to black players If blue wins the ball outside of the box then they attempt to score in either of the counter goals