Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing and Recieving - U12

Technical (15 mins)

Pitch:

40 x 30 large pitch used for all 3 drills

Organisation:

Cones to mark out a 4 sectors - 20m x 15m. 3 players and ball in each sector. 90 seconds in each sector then swap over on coaches whistle.

Key Factors:

Aim is for players to practice within a group a type of pass in each sector. 2 passes should be regular passes (inside/outside), the other 2 slots should test the player with a pass they might not be comfortable with.

1) Inside foot pass

2) Outside foot pass

3) Pass and move / weak foot / long pass

4) Fun pass - No look / back heel / scoop pass

Mechanics:

Look at target, Eye on the ball, Standing foot comfortable, Angle of approach, Strike centre of ball, Firm ankle, follow through.

Progressions:

Change type of passes to make more challenging

Count number of passes befoe move breaks down

SSD (15 mins)

Organisation:

30 x 40 metre pitch marked out with 4 popup goals (2 at either end). Cones to indicate 3 sections of the pitch. 12 players split into 2 groups. One ball in play.

Rules of the SSG:

6v6 split into 3 different sections of the pitch, a maximum of 3 players per team in any one section. Focus on controlling and picking the correct pass using a different range of techniques and skills. Tactically works the progression of playing through the different sectors, incorperating passing and reciveing.

Key Points:

Goals used to help players focus on making their passes more accurate, along with the different sections to help vary the situations the players will find themselves in.

Progressions / Challenges:

Introduce 7 passes before scoring.

Points can be introduced for creating and finishing a pass from one final third to the next in one passage of play, focusing on picking the correct pass and improving the accuracy of the playes passes.