Passing and Receiving

Objectives for the Lesson:

The student will be able to
1) Demonstrate correct technique when passing a soccer ball
(psychomotor)
2) Respect and pass the ball to all team mates (affective)
3) Understand the concept of touching a ball into space upon reception
(cognitive)
Safety Concerns:
Students running into each other
Unsafe slide tackling
Students receiving the ball in the face
Students kicking each other in the face
Equipment:
24 soccer balls
30 cones
24 pinnies (4 colours)
players should wear cleats, shin pads and socks if they have them
Lesson Plan
1) Introduction

Bring the students to the centre of the field with their balls.
Briefly state the topic of the lesson and its importance in the
game of soccer.

2) Warm-up
Goal dribble (5 minutes)

Set up a large grid (30m30m)

Inside the grid, place about 10-12 goals (2 cones placed 1m

apart)

The students should dribble around freely, and try to pass their
ball between the cones

After a couple minutes of this, stop the group (use a verbal cue
such as freeze!)

Now, time 1 minute. Tell the students to count how many goal
they passed their ball through.

Take a breather, then repeat the exercise a second time.

2) Main Activity
Pass and Follow (5 minutes)

Bring the group back into the centre on the field and review
some basic passing principles

Remind them to lock their ankle, point their toe and contact the
ball with their instep

Place the students in groups of 4. Two lines (using cones) about

10m apart.

Within each group of four, two students go to one of the lines

and the other two students go to the other line, and line up
behind each other. Only one ball is needed per group.

A player in one line passes to their group mate on the other line,
then runs and lines up behind their other group mate. The player
that received the ball then passes to their group mate on the
opposite line, and runs to join them. The progression continues
(about 3 minutes).

Stop the passing (again, use a cue such as freeze!). Time 1

minute and challenge each group to see how many passes they
can make.

Move both lines back (so that they are about 15m apart) have
the students try the pass and follow from this position.

Group Passing (8 minutes)

Bring the group to the centre circle

Divide the students into 4 teams of 6 (hand out 4 different

colours of pinnies to distinguish between the groups)

Each group has their own ball. Students may run anywhere on
half of the field, passing to their team mates.

Emphasize the following points: finding open space; accelerating

to open space when you want a pass; passing technique; when
receiving the ball, touch it into space, communication.

*Water Break (2 minutes)

Bombardment (15 minutes)

While the students are getting water, set up a grid with four
different sections. When the students return, give them each a

cone tell them which grid to go to (ie: blue team here, yellow
team here etc) and instruct them to put a soccer ball on top of
their cone at the back of their teams grid (see diagram).

Bring the students back to the centre circle to explain the activity

Each team has their own grid and set of cones to defend

A team is eliminated when all of their balls have been knocked

off of their cones (even by accident)

The object of the game is to be the last team standing (ie: with
at least one ball still balanced on top of a cone) when all the other
teams have been eliminated

Balls that have been knocked off of cones many be used to knock
other balls off

Round #1: All players on all teams must stay in their grids

Round #2: 1 player at a time from each team may enter the
grids of the other teams

Round #3: 2 players at a times from each team may enter the
grids of the other teams

Round #4: All players from all teams may move wherever they
want in the area (the grids are ignored)

Emphasize safety in this game! (penalize shots that hit anyone

above the knee ie: do 40 toe taps)

Emphasize proper passing technique

Water Break (2 minutes)

4 v 4 games (10 minutes)

Set up 3 regular soccer fields with cones for goals (make the
fields about 40m15m, with goals about 4m wide)

Bring the students back to the centre circle to split them into 6
teams of 4

Play regular 4v4 games, expect for the following restrictions:

teams must complete 3 passes before taking a shot, and all goals
must be scored along the ground

Circulate to the different games and give feedback to the

students

4) Cool-down (5 minutes)

Bring the students into the centre circle

Lead a discussion about the class:

What part of the foot do we use to pass the ball? (A: the instep)
When you receive the ball, where should you touch it to? (A: open
space)
Who should you pass to? (A: the open player)

Have them take 3 big steps back

Use two soccer balls and pass them around while standing in a
circle

Once you receive the ball and pass it someone else, you can go
get changed