Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): First touch (Start Time: 2018-10-10 20:00:00)

Passing and receiving

Description:

First player goes out to the right red cone. When they get there they perform a right foot pull back. They then pass the ball back to their line, before getting into an open body position to receive the ball back and play forward with their first touch. Once they have travelled past the half way point, pass over to the other team's line and join the back of it.

Objective:

Developing our passing and receiving skills, especially a positive first touch (direction and speed) and body shape.

Coaching points:

Get into position to receive early, if you can see all of the pitch you have good body shape.

Get over the half way in one touch.

Speed is important in making this practice valuable.

Concentrate on both balls, you are active in both.

If the receiver is not ready to receive, don't send them the ball.

Progressions:

Limited pressure defending after you pass it to the other line.

Set down two cones, first touch must go between them.

Set down another cone where players queue, player must move back to cone before moving onto the pass.

Players to do a roll away after wall pass (limited pressure def stays tight)

Ball-players to play what they see, wall pass or roll away.

Maximum number of touches to increase speed.

Add a wall pass after the switch.

SSG

Description:

3 teams, winner stays on.

If the ball is played to the support player on the side in the attacking third, the attacking team can choose to change which goal they are trying to score in.

Objective:

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