Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Diagonal Passes

Warm up

Organization: Make a circle big enough to have players dribble with lots of space. 20-30 yards in diameter.

Instructions: Players inside the circle have the ball and will pass to players on the outside. Players on outside will pass the ball back to player in the middle. Once player receives ball back, they will dribble ball to find another player to pass ball to. Players should try to go across circle and not next to the player they just passed the ball too

Coaching Points: Head up while dribbling, find target on outside. Quick, good, sharp passes to outside player. Communication is very important, body language as well(eye contact, clapping of hands etc)

Progressions: One touch player on the outside, Three touches players in the middle. Skill moves must be performed before passing the ball to a player on the outside. Player in the middle passses ball to the player outside, he then has to run around the player in the outside and the player in the outside will play him a short pass (Over lap run).

Conditioned

Organization:

Middle Third: 5v 2

Attacking Third: 2 v 2 + GK

Instructions:

Same as previous with one adjustment:

Coach plays the ball to the target player in middle third, they are then permitted to cross into the attacking third, making it 3 v 2 to finish on goal

Defenders can come outside of thier defensive third only when they have possession of the ball and try to score in pug goals.

Coaching Points:

Over-lapping/give-n-go runs by outside mids into attacking third.

Progressions:

Limit the touches 3 touches and pass