SESSION 1: PASSING

8:45 A.M: PLAYERS ARRIVE

9:00 A.M: WARM UP

LIGHT RUN ACROSS WIDTH OF PITCH SEVERAL TIMES

• HEEL FLICKS
• KNEE RAISES
• SIDESTEPS
• JUMPS AND SQUATS
  

STRETCHES

• ALL MAJOR MUSCLES
• EDUCATING THE PLAYERS WHILE STRETCHING
• PREPARE BODY FOR ACTIVITY
• LOOSEN JOINTS
• PUMP BLOOD AROUND BODY FASTER
• PUMP BLOOD TO APPROPRIATE MUSCLES
• PROVIDE FOCUS FOR THE MIND
  

WARM UP GAME: THROW AND CATCH

• NOT ALLOWED TO MOVE WITH THE BALL IN POSSESSION
• PROGRESSION - ALLOW FOUR STEPS BEFORE THROWING
• PROGRESSION - SPRINT AFTER THROWING

THROW AND CATCH IS A GAME THAT ENCOURAGES SPACIAL AWARENESS, TEAM WORK AND REQUIRES PLAYERS TO REMAIN ALERT AT ALL TIMES.

   
9:15 A.M: PASSING DRILLS

TEACH TECHNIQUE OF SHORT PASSING

• EXPLANATION
• EXAMPLE
• WALK THROUGH WITH PLAYERS
  

SHORT PASSING IN PAIRS

• SIDE-FOOT ONLY
• PROGRESSION - USING WEAKER FOOT
• PROGRESSION - AS MANY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT ERROR
  

INCREASE THE DISTANCE OF THE PASSING

• EXPLANATION OF NEW TECHNIQUE
• PASSING USING INNER SOLE
• PROGRESSION - AS MANY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT ERROR
  

TRI-COLOUR: 3 TEAMS IN LARGE DEFINED AREA, BALL PER TEAM

TRI-COLOUR IS A GAME DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE PASSING, RECEIVING, KEEPING HEAD UP AS WELL AS DECISION MAKING.

• NOT ALLOWED TO PASS TO SAME COLOURED BIB
• PROGRESSION - PASS TO OWN COLOUR BEFORE PASSING TO OTHER
  

9:45 A.M: DRINKS BREAK

9:50 A.M: PASSING GAMES

PIG IN THE MIDDLE

• TWO/THREE GROUPS OF PLAYERS
• PROGRESSION - TWO TOUCH FOOTBALL
• PROGRESSION - TWO PLAYERS IN THE MIDDLE
  

THIS GAME ENCOURAGES PLAYERS DECISION MAKING, AS WELL AS FOCUSING ON THEIR PASSING AND RECEIVING.

NO GOALS FOOTBALL

• TRIANGULAR PITCH
• KEEP-BALL
• 5 COMPLETE PASSES TO SCORE A GOAL
• PROGRESSION - TEN COMPLETE PASSED TO SCORE A GOAL

THE PITCH IS A TRIANGULAR SHAPE AS THIS MEANS THAT THE PLAYERS WILL NOT BE PLAYING TOWARDS A CERTAIN DIRECTION AS THEY WOULD ON A REGULAR PITCH, AND WILL THEREFORE HAVE TO CONCENTRATE ON THEIR PASSING QUALITY.

10:15 A.M: DRINKS BREAK

10:20 A.M: MATCH

• ENCOURAGE PASSING
• POINTS FOR PASSES AS WELL AS GOALS
• FINISH WITH ALL-IN FOOTBALL
  

10:45 A.M: COOL DOWN

• LUNGES
• OPEN GATES
• CLOSED GATES

STRETCHING

• EDUCATE PLAYERS ON IMPORTANCE OF COOL DOWN
• PREVENT CRAMP AND MUSCLE SORENESS

SUMMARISE TODAY'S SESSION

• WHAT WE'VE LEARNT
• RECAP ON TECHNIQUES

10:55 A.M: SESSION ENDS

• TALK WITH PARENTS ABOUT ISSUES
• TALK WITH CERTAIN PLAYERS ABOUT ANY ISSUES
• PACK UP