Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): U9/10 Summer Team Practice - Session #10 (Passing & Receiving) (Start Time: 2023-08-14 19:00:00)

SSG - 3 Zone Game (20 mins)

Set up

• Grid is 15x15 boxes on the sides, 5/10 x 15 in the middle (size dependant on age and skill of players and how many players in the boxes).
• Team divided into 3 teams. 2 on the sides and one in the middle.

Organization

• Coach plays ball to one of the teams on the sides.
• Team in the middle sends defenders into the side grid (1 at first, build to 2 if ability allows).
• Offensive team makes a set number of passes (3-5) and then the goal is to send the ball to the opposite side.
• The pass to the opposite side can be through on the ground (remaining defensive players are permitted to intercept this pass) or over the middle group.
• If they succeed then they score 1 point and stay where they are, defensive team then goes to challenge the ball on opposite side. If the defensive team wins the ball, they take the place of the attacking team and play continues as it started.

Details

• Shape of the attacking team (fill the box and be at good supporting positions)
• Communication on offense
• Proper body shape to receive the pass
• If 2 defenders closing, look to split
• Don't have to pass to opposite side after requisite number of passes, ensure the right opportunity

Technical (Unopposed) - St Johnstone Snake (20 mins)

St Johnston snake

Set Up

grid size dependant on age and level (typically do 10 wide and 15 long per box). Grid is 2 boxes long.

1 player on each end of the boxes

Once the players move through all of the grids and get to "the end", simply cycle back to the beginning to keep the snake flowing

Play

A starts the movement by checking away and then to the ball at an angle

B passes to A and tells the player to turn

C moves towards the side that A went to then create space away from the receiver and gets a pass

A says man on set, gets the pass back and plays a ball to C into the next grid.

The same pattern continues up and down each grid in a snake format with players constantly moving forward 1 spot.

Progression 1

1 does the same movement

2 passes but says man on set this time

2 should suck their movement in towards player 1 to then move away into the open space

3 does the same movement as before to gain space away from player 1

2 passes to 3 who then sets back to 1 and then into the next grid

Progression 2

D starts the movement

E passes and says man on set as before

D after the set will then overlap E, receive the pass and then play the ball to F

F does the same movement as before and sets back and moves into the next grid.