Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): Rye Brook Pre Travel Spring Session: Session 15: Passing

Techincal Warm Up (10 mins)

Organization:

25x25

Every Player with ball

Instructions:

Players freely dribble inside the grid

Players listen to coaches command

1-Burst of Speed

2- Moving Foundations

3- Moving Toe Taps

4 - Feint and Accelerate

5 - Stationary Scissors

6. Ball Cradles

If you bump into a player: 10 toe taps

If you dribble out of the grid: 10 toe taps

Phase II:

- Every player starts with ten points (minus two starting defenders ... they begin with 9)

- Every time you lose possession of ball you lose a point

- 2x60 second rounds

Coaching Points:

- create space by looking for that

- penetrate the gaps on the field

- head up while dribbling

- engaging different speeds of play - knowing when to push into speed at space

Progressions:

Passing Technical Warn up (10 mins)

Need:

20x20

8 Cones

Multiple Balls

Set Up:

- Two Large squares

- Split players into groups of 3-4 (based on numbers)

- Each Group Needs at least one ball

Instruction:

Phase I: A-B Passing

- A passes across to B

- B takes a positive touch forward, makes eye contact with the next player across and passes to the next player in line

CP -

- Keep the ball rolling with the positive touch forward (eliminate stopping the ball, backing up and passing to the next play)

- Ankle locked, Inside of the foot pass

- Is there follow through?

- As soon as I pass can I accelerate to the opposite side?

Phase II: Short-Short- Long Combination

- Player A passes to Player B (long)

- Player B recieves as Player A checks in at a 45 degree short angle out to one side

- Player B plays a quick short pass to Player A, Player A passess back to Player B

- Player B plays the long pass into opposite line as Player A recycles behind the oppsite line

- Player B then checks in at a 45-degree angle for the short pass

CP:

- Can I check in on the opposite side of the foot the reciever recieved the ball from?

- Can I accelerate out of the long pass to support my player?

- Am I utilizing the proper weight of the pass based on the short/long length of the pass?

2v1's Opposed (10 mins)

Prepare:

Add goal at bottom of square

Attacker and defender in the middle

Rest of players at one side with ball each

Instruction:

- Player passes into teammate in the middle and attacks red cone goal

- Attacker in the middle collects ball and goes to back of line

- Player who passed ball in replaces the central player

- Defenders serve for 90 second cycles

CP:

- Supporting Angles, where are they? Can I create one?

- Where is my pressure? Am I assessing the pressure before or after I recieve the ball?

- Can I incorporate the give and go that we approached earlier?

- Can I disguise a pass?

Progressions

Limit to three passes maximum

Three Touches maximum