Core Skill: Striking the ball - Killer Pass
Principle of Play: Attacking
Session Objective: Striking the ball – Killer pass
Key behaviors/habits: Identify space behind, look to run beyond when a team mate can pass forward, concentrate on your ball speed
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Game 1
ORGANISATION
- 4v4+ GK’s
- 25x45m (split into thirds)
- EQUIP: balls, bibs, cones, larger goals x2 (can use poles)
RULES
- You cannot defend in your own defensive third until the ball goes in there (this is to keep enough space in behind to play the killer pass in to)
- 1 point normal goal
- 2 points goal from killer pass (3 points for first time finish off killer pass)
COACHING POINTS
- Identify space in behind and gaps through the defensive team to pass through, around or over
- Lock your ankle, strike through the center of the ball, consider your ball speed
- Help your team mates by running in behind, when they can pass forward
Game 2
ORGANISATION
- 3v2 to goal with goalkeeper
- Ball starts with the red defenders. They dribble to the ‘defending line’ and pass into an attacker
- Blue attackers score in the red big goal
- Red have to try and win the ball and score in the blue big goal
- Rotate the attackers and defenders and the 2x GK’s.
RULES
- Defenders can’t defend beyond the defending line until the ball goes beyond it
COACHING POINTS
- Identify space in behind and gaps through the defensive team to pass through, around or over
- Lock your ankle, strike through the center of the ball, consider your ball speed
- Help your team mates by running in behind, when they can pass forward
Game 3
ORGANISATION
- 4v4+ GK’s
- 25x45m (split into thirds)
- EQUIP: balls, bibs, cones, larger goals x2 (can use poles)
RULES
- You cannot defend in your own defensive third until the ball goes in there (this is to keep enough space in behind to play the killer pass in to)
- 1 point normal goal
- 2 points goal from killer pass (3 points for first time finish off killer pass)
COACHING POINTS
- Identify space in behind and gaps through the defensive team to pass through, around or over
- Lock your ankle, strike through the center of the ball, consider your ball speed
- Help your team mates by running in behind, when they can pass forward