ACTIVITY #1

Set up: 20x20 grid is set up. Two even teams are made with plenty of balls on the side.

Instructions: Two teams compete for possession of ball duringgame of handball. Points scored for six consecutive passes. No movement when ball is in players hands. Progress to scoring into small goals, goals can only be scored via headers.

Coaching Points: Increase heart rate, flexibility, improve communication, movement, and creating space.

ACTIVITY #2

Set up: 20 x 20 grid and a supply of balls. All players given anumber 1-? You could divide the players into two differentnumbered groups. 10 minute progression.

Instructions: Player 1 passes to Player 2, Player 2 passes toPlayer 3 and so on. Player 8 passes the ball back to Player 1. Afterplaying the pass each player must sprint out and touch one of thecorners of the playing area. A player may not go to the samecorner twice in a row.

Coaching Points: Timing of runs, creation of angles andtriangles, communication and maintaining a high tempo.Accuracy of pass, acceleration and recovery on the move.

ACTIVITY #3Set up: 20 x 20 grid, supply of balls, all players given a number1-? possible 2 teams, 10 minutes

Instructions: As before, now player sprints to corner conecompletes one length of the grid, ie 20 yards sprint and rejoins thegroup. Again this increases tempo as each player is now out of thegrid for longer and the risk of each missing their pass increases.

Coaching Points: Timing of runs, creation of angles andtriangles, communication and maintaining a high tempo.Accuracy of pass, acceleration and recovery on the move.SoccerSpecific.com Session Plan: ss_NeilAdair_PassingProgression

ACTIVITY #4

Set up: Same set-up as before.

Instructions: As before, now player sprints to corner cone andperforms one spring press-up to simulate going to ground and theneed to recover quickly and get back involved in the game.

Coaching Points: Timing of runs, creation of angles andtriangles, communication and maintaining a high tempo.Accuracy of pass, acceleration and recovery on the move.

ACTIVITY #5

Set up: Same set up.

Instructions: As before, only players burst to corner and performa variety of plyometric moves through ladders and small hurdles.Hurdles can be arranged in a variety of ways to include forward,backward and lateral movement. This puts the pressure on eachplayer to increase his speed to be back in the grid to receive hispass.

Coaching Points: Focus on the same coaching points.

ACTIVITY #6

Set up: Same as previous but now add one defender to the grid.Additional defenders can be added at the coaches discretion.

Instructions: Player 1 passes to Player 2, Player 2 passes toPlayer 3 and so on. One defensive player has now been added tosqueeze the ball and apply some passive pressure and make thedrill more game-related. The coach can control the defensiveplayer, ie tell him perhaps to operate at 50% and increase it as thedrill progresses.

Coaching Points: Recognizing and playing away from pressure,communication, and thinking one step ahead.

ACTIVITY #7

Set up: Regular game, 18 yard box to half field, two even teamswith goalkeepers.

Instructions: No conditions, 20 minute game.

Coaching Points: Same