Practice 11 - Co-ordination and Passing
Warm up - 20 Min
· Two sets of ladders, two groups of 5.
· The girls performed different steps through the ladders. When they got to the end I had a parent throwing a ball to them. They caught the ball and rejoined their line.
Focus on:
Fun
Performing the steps as accurately as possible (arms and legs moving together)
Variation:
You can have the girls passing, volleying at the end of the exercise. No heading.
1] The girls make a decent size circle. 4 players have a soccer ball.
· The girls with the ball dribble inside the circle and pass to a girl who has no ball, then follow their pass. The receiving player then does the same.
Focus on:
First touch
Vision
Decision making
Communication
Pass
Variation:
The girls dribble inside the circle, perform a turn and then pass.
2] Same set up as above………..still with 4 balls on the outside. Place 3 players in the middle of the circle without a ball.
· The middle player calls for a ball, receives and passes to another player who has no ball.
· They cannot pass back to the player they received from.
· Once they have made their pass, they call for another ball, from another player.
Focus On:
Decision Making - Before receiving the ball
First touch
Pass
Variation
Play 2 v 1 in the middle. The ball is passed to one player, who passes to their team mate, who then passes to the outside.
The game was played on small goals. Two girls went with David, my AC to do some GK work.