Organization:

open space

Instructions:

Players juggle using varying surfaces to warm up

Head, thigh, foot

Coaching Points:

Progressions:

Organization:

8 players, 1 ball to start, 15x20yd box

Instructions:

Ball is passed between players in numerical order

1 passes to 2, 2 passes to 3, etc. 8 passes back to 1 for a continuous rotation

Coaching Points: - spacing and ability of group to use entire box

- technique of push pass

- first touch into space, use first touch to set up next action

- early communication when receiving

Progressions:

- add second ball

- add third ball

- back to 1 ball, but every player has 1 touch

- every other player has one touch

Organization:

Two fields 20x25

Instructions:

Same setup and rules as before in warm up.

Players pass in order by numbers

Reverse the order going backwards with numbers

When a flow is starting to appear, remove the middle line that seperates the two fields and now they must share the same field while continuing the same activity.

If players do not inter mingle with the other team, then leave a line in the middle of the cones and tell the players everytime you recieve a ball you must switch zones for the next pass.

Coaching Points:

1. Keeping your head up looking for the next pass

2. quality of the pass ( inside foot, following through, leaning over the ball)

3. communciation

4. making sure your pass does not hit the other team's players

Progressions:

P: 1.make the space smaller to make it more difficult

2. put back the line that sperated fields and enact the rule that every pass you recieve must be in a different field each time, forcing the players to move and pick their heads up to find other players

R: make the field bigger

Organization: 3v3, 4v4, or 3v3+1

Instructions: both teams can score at any goal once they have reached the number of consecutive passes required

Must connect 1 pass before scoring first goal

Must connect 2 passes before scoring second goal

must connect 3 passes before scoring third goal

etc.

Coaching Points:

same as previous

Progressions:

Organization:4v4

Instructions:

Free Play

Coaching Points:

Team shape (width/depth)

Angle of Support

Progressions: