This soccer session focuses on developing an understanding of passing and movement through a series of quick advanced passing diamonds. We are creating a passive pressure environment, with a player making a movement that the players must pass around, without the moving player challenging for the ball, creating every chance of success and lots of advanced passing diamond repetition for an increased understanding. The guide to this soccer session plan is outlined below.
Dimensions: Set up an 8 x 10 yard rectangle with a cone set away from either end line to create a diamond shape. A player occupies each end of the triangle with two players standing opposite each other on a side line. Keep a supply of balls nearby to keep the activity flowing.
How to: A player on a side line starts with a ball and passes into a player on the end of the diamond. Once the player on the end receives the ball the player opposite the starting player makes a 3rd man run to take the place of the player on the end of the diamond with the ball. The player on the end of the diamond makes a one-two with the starting player making passes around the run of the third man, the player on the end of the diamond receives the return pass where the third man started and starts the sequence over again.
Coaching Points: Make simple passes, focus on your technique and allow the ball to do the work. Watch the run of the third man and try to bypass them smoothly using a simple give and go.
Make one touch passes if the pass is good enough but don’t be afraid to take a touch to control the ball. Communicate and move quickly to receive a ball and support team mates. Play at game speed after practicing a few times.
