Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing Pattern Ideas

Passing Ladder

In stru ctio n s:

1. Alplayersfolow theirpass

2. Outsideplayerspassbalintomiddleplayer

3. M iddle playerturnsand passesoutto playeron the other side

Learning O utcom e(s):

Im prove turning ability



O rganization:

1. 20x30yardarea,setupasshown

2. 14playersminimum

3. Lotsofbals

to u c h ”

com m and of“m an on” and plays the balto the m iddle players frontfoot.C entralplayerm akes a “one-

nd

passreturn,thensendsthebalthroughtothe2 outsideplayer.Outsideplayerthenmovesacrossandthe

cycle continues.

N otes:

4. 2

outside player m oves across to nextarea and passes to the nextm iddle player

nd

5. C ycle repeats itselfcontinualy

Coaching Points:

1. Pass balusing inside offoot

2. Passbaltofarfootalowingtheturn

3. Provideverbalcommandtomiddleplayerof“turn”

4. Middleplayerturnwiththebalusinginsideofthefoot

Progression:

P 1 – O u ts id e p la y e r p a s s e s b a l l in to m id d le p la y e r, w h o “ c h e c k s ” o ff th e c e n tra l c o n e . O u ts id e p la y e r g iv e s v e rb a l

P2 – Long Pass,ShortPass.O utside playersets centralplayergiving “m an on” com m and and passing to their

frontfoot;centralplayerthen returnspassin one-touch.O utside playerplaysa long balto opposite outside

player,w ho then sets the centralplayer.C entralplayerreturns pass in one-touch ata diagonalangle.

O utside playersendsa long balto farplayerin nextarea and cycle continues.

Liverpool Pass and Move

Organization:

Instructions:

Coaching Points:

Progressions:

Dutch Rectangle Passing