Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing and Receiving.

Warm-up: (15 mins)

Organization:

Two teams bleu and red in an area of 30x20 yards.

Instructions:

One team with one ball for each player and the other one just running around the area:

- The players with balls pass to bleu and receive it back.

- Make a give and go.

- Each time pass to different color (white to bleu and bleu to white), play with two balls.

The players cannot use the same player, they have to look for a new player each time.

Coaching Points:

- Quality technique of passing: accuracy-weight.

- Space Awerness.

- How to pass: - Get off center with ball.

- Non kicking foot close enough to the ball pointed toward the target.

- Slightly point toe up to luck unkle.

- Bent Nee, and hit the ball with insde to the middle of the ball following thru to the

target.

- Head up before passing, and look down when making contact ball.

- Open body before receiving ball and always be prepared.

Progression: (10 mins)

Organization:

-5 Players in safe zones, players must be ready to reciece the ball at all times

- The rest of the players with a ball

- switch players in safe zones every 5 mins.

Instructions:

- Players dribble around area and pass to players in safe zones

- Players receive ball back from players in safe zones

- Make sure to call teammate name and make eye contact before passing the ball.

- Make a good pass, good accuracy and weight of th pass.

- When recieve the ball back, try to know where to go next and get a good first touch.

- Meet the ball. Keep the defender in mind. We have to get to the pass before the defender anticipates.

Coaching Points:

-Head up to find players in safe zones

-Call out players name before passing

- Make eye contact before passing. Start checking over the shoulders when recieving the ball.

- Get away from defender. Meet the ball

Progressions:

- Now we have added pressure. If defender is able, try to win the ball. This will make it more game like. more realistic.

- Challange players to check over the shoulders. Make sure they are aware of surroundings.

- Check in to recieve the ball.

Game Play. (30 mins)

Organization:

- Use the entire field.

- Play a 7 vs 7 match

- All rules and regulations.

Instructions:

- Team needs to combine at least 5 passes in order to score.

- All rules and regulations.

Coaching Points:

- Passing and moving.

- Passing into soace.

- Pass accuracy and weight of the pass.

- look to play teammates open and into space.

Progressions:

- Free Play.