Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Passing U8 / U9

Pro-Club: FC Kose

Sander Mölder

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Name:	Sander Mölder
City:	Kose
Country:	Estonia
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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During this session, we will be focusing on individual distribution emphasizing to the players that quality is the most important part of the service making sure the standards of our passing game are high

The majority of the activities are based around repetition in patterns to allow the players to really concentrate on the level of quality they are putting into their passing.

At the start of the session you can ask each player to keep track of their pass percentage to add an extra edge to their concentration at the end you can ask them to give a rank out of 100% where their passing percentage is.

Contained in the session content are many activities to choose from it is you must not try to deliver all activities, you as the coach to choose the right ones for the groups you are coaching each day on the program based on ability levels

Warm-Up- What Surface to use introduce this in the warm-up?

Main theme-Implementing technique with stages of pressure

Conditioned game- what game to pick based on the end product & learning outcomes my group can achieveEnd game- Identify a moment to teach the restart & bring out the principle of play

Coaching In the Game (make two stoppages during the end game to reinforce the learning outcomes below)

Restart Week 1

This week we will focus on throw ins and how we want to receive the ball with multiple surfaces

Principle of play Week 1

(Support) can we find an unbroken lines to the ball looking to support our team mates and receive away from pressure

MVP points System

The player MVP system is a staple of the program and one we use to set competition from the start of the session to the finish between each individual

The way the system works every player has 5 MVP points to start, Players can win more points by applying themselves to each activity with full commitment trying their hardest to progress, and being awarded points by the coach

Players can also win points during each activity by scoring the most points for that activity and for that they will pick up 2 MVP points from the coach.

We also use the point system to reinforce good standards like staying in bounds, not bumping into other players, and good behavior. the player can lose their points when these standards are not met. Try to use it as a motivator, not a punishment.

Once the players get used to this system they will become more responsible for their own development

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Passing Activator & repetition

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Passing Activator & repetition (10 mins)

Organization

20x30 grid
2 teams
2 balls each team in play
Target Goals

Instructions

two balls being passed around in the grid after a player has passed the ball they must run around an outside marker performing a stretch or sprint of coaches choice before re-entering the grid to receive
at any time a player is running around the cone, the coach can shout their name and the closest person with a ball to them must serve it to them on re-entry and they must shoot first time if they score the whole group gets a point and the coach does 5 push-ups if they miss everyone must run around all 4 cones before playing on
After a few rounds split the group in half and now have one ball per team and play team vs team same rules but this time coach will just shout shoot and the players from each team that are running around a cone will have to try to score on reentry
if one team's scores the other team will have to run around all 4 cones if they both score coach has to do 5 push-ups

Coaching Points

Communication (vocal, signal, eyes contact)
Pass technique ( Inside of the foot, none licking foot next to the ball, kicking follow through the pass
a player without the ball moves around and creates a passing lane.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): U8 Passing Foundations

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U8 Passing Foundations (15 mins)

Organization

20x30 Grid
4 pugs
multiple cone gates based on number of players ratio 2:1Instructions

Instructions

Players will work in Pairs on passing foundations playing a passthrough the gate them moving with their partner from gate to gatecompleting the same process each time changing roles between passing and receiving.
The receiving player at each gate will be encouraged to take their first touch toward their next target gate and their partner will follow.

Competition

After you feel the group is somewhat there with the foundations of the technique you can now do a time challenge where the players will see how many gates they can pass through in 1 minute.

Coaching Points

Observation
Communication
Passing execution V shape
Receiving Execution V shape then multisurface
Break the line in between the cones
Planting foot for accuracy

Progressions

After two passes through gates, the player can shoot to goal add in defenders to create pressure if defenders win the ball they must dribble through a gate to score.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): U9 Only Passing Patterns

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U9 Only Passing Patterns (15 mins)

Organization

30x20 grid split into two channels
1 large cone in the center of the channel
5-8 players per group
1 ball per group

Instructions

Part 1

Player A will start with the ball playing into the player B in the middle who checked in from line B from the opposite ,player A will then check into the center ready for the next rotation
Player B will open up and play into the side they checked from (B side) then rotate to the back of line A
the ball will now start from the opposite side (B line) it came from to repeat the process in the other direction to get the ball into A

Part 2

Player A will play the ball into player B who will check in front of the cone from the opposite line
Player B will set the ball back into space for A to play a longer pass into the opposite side(B Line)
A player who started with the ball will now check in front of the cone and receive the ball from B repeating the process in the oppositedirection
After their go players will always rotate to the opposite line.

Coaching Points

Observation
Communication
which foot to play into depending on combination
Quality vs Speed
Always ready in Training Position

Progressions

Have the groups now compete for each pattern to see who can get to a certain amount of passes first (coaches choice)
now add in the defender to make a 3v1 who will start by the middle cone, the players must get the ball from one end to the other 3
times without being intercepted change defenders after every 3 rounds. rotate attacking players every round. if the defenders steel they have to play a pass back into the server where the ball first started.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Conditioned game 4 corners

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Conditioned game 4 corners (15 mins)

Organization

30x20 Grid
4 x2x2 squares in the comers
two goals
3 teams of 4 players

Instructions

one team will be neutrals and placed in the corners and two teams will be in the grid playing against each other
The attacking team will have to make 4 passes then get the ball to a corner neutral to score one point , they can also use the neutrals in possession
The defensive team will be trying to win the ball and transition to goal but before scoring they must play into a neutral first.

Coaching Points:

Observation
Communication
which foot to play into depending on the combination
Recognize how the combinations can open space
Quality vs Speed
Always ready in Training Position

Progressions

both teams will make 4 passes and play into a neutral then can score

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): 4 v 4 small sided games

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4 v 4 small sided games (20 mins)

Organization

25x35 (5v5) if space available
2 pugs per field
U9 can play 7v7 if space is available.

Coaching In the Game (make two stoppages during the end game to reinforce the learning outcomes below)

Restart Week 1

This week we will focus on throw-ins and how we want to receive the ball with multiple surfaces

Principle of play Week 1

(Support) can we find an unbroken line to the ball looking to support our teammates and receive away from pressure

Instructions

- Players split up into 3-4 teams and play a round-robin tournament

where all teams play.

- Players must not step inside the red cone areas in front of goal this

will stop goaltending,the players must shoot from outside the area

Coaching Points:

1. 3 lines of attack, defense, midfield, Forward

2. Teammates create gaps, can players in possession look to dribble

into them

3. when to Dribble, Pass or Shoot

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