Below are a couple of examples of some training sessions I have done with my U10s that focused heavily on passing and receiving/possession in tight areas as well as some unopposed passing patterns including finishing which Ajax referred to as “Shabloom”
Practice 1: One Touch Match
Starting the session off we went into a one touch match.
Key Points:
Progression:
Alternate Ideas:
Play 7v7 with keepers in scaled up area, have keepers keep count of teams passes to work in social corner and get them use to commanding team from their field of view.
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