Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): LFC Camp day 1 Passing

Y forward passing (15 mins)

Set Up: Area set in a Y shape distance roughly 25yrds long. Position 1 player at positions BCD with over hang of players at A with ball each. (IF GK are involved positon them facing players C&D. Depending on ammoutn of players have 2 groups working.

Format: A Plays to B who plays out to C all players follow their pass, the next player at B will recieve from A & play to D, keep rotating the side that you play to. (If GK are involved when players C&D recieve they play into GK)

Progressions: Players A&B play a 1-2 & B plays into C&D

B plays into C&D & then plays a 1-2 with them around the mannequin

C when recieves plays across to D who has made a run down line

D plays into C who makes a forward run down line

Add in goals & shoot at keepers.

Key Points: Movement to recieve the ball, body shape as recieve to enable to play forward quickly.

Good 1st touch into direction you want to go.

Awareness, communciation and link up play between players

Quality of passes into feet or into space where players are making a run.

Screen 4

Set Up: 15x40 with a 10 yrd line 10 yrds from end, target goals at each end. Attackers positioned as shown in 3's., def on pitch by goal starts with a ball.

Def plays to A, A plays to B, B plays forward to C to attack. Once B p[lays to C they run towards goal to create a 2v1 overload as Def after pass moves onto pitch, Attackers attempt to score.  At the end each player moves up a position with D now coming into play & A moving of pitch.

Progressions: 2v2, 3v2.

Key Points: Quality passing & movements, recognising space to attack & support play, decision making, speed of attack & finishing, defending skills.