Tit le:

Adding to the Pass: Receiving and passing on the Move

Dat e: Venue:
Playing Field
Durat ion:
1 Hour
No of Players: Abilit y / Level:
All Ages and
Abilit ies
Equipment :
Balls (one per player), Bibs and Dif f erent Coloured
Cones
Session Goals:
This session is designed to introduce players to advanced ways of receiving the ball
called ' Adding to the Pass' . It' s very important for players to learn this technique as it
enables them to maintain control of the ball while continuing to move when receiving
the ball.
Personal Coaching Goals:
This technique will make it much harder for defenders to close down your players so
get your players to keep moving with the ball and not standing still to control the ball!
Ti me Tas k / Acti vi ty / Ses s i on Content Coachi ng Poi nts
Warm Up
Open Side Dribble
Progression
Mi x up the or der of the cones on one s i de. Pl ayer s wi l l now
have to l ook up, fi nd wher e thei r cone i s and then dr i bbl e
thr ough the ar ea, avoi di ng the other pl ayer s .

Gi ve pl ayer s a number fr om 1 to 4.
No. ones s houl d s tand behi nd the bl ack cone, No.
twos behi nd the pi nk cone, No. thr ees behi nd the r ed
cone and No. four s behi nd the yel l ow cone.
On the coach' s command the pl ayer s dr i bbl e acr os s to
thei r col our cone on the oppos i te s i de.
Quick Passing
Tennis Passing - Back and Fort h
Notes
Part 2:
In the s econd par t of thi s pr acti ce you
ar e l ooki ng for the pl ayer to fi r s t
contact the bal l outs i de thei r l eft foot
befor e then cus hi oni ng the bal l acr os s
thei r body to outs i de thei r r i ght foot.
They s houl d then pus h back the bal l ,
ens ur i ng the s ti ck i s i n contact wi th
the bal l al l the way to outs i de thei r l eft
foot agai n.

Part 1:
The pl ayer r ecei vi ng the bal l s houl d meet the oncomi ng
bal l wi th thei r s ti ck and then cus hi on the bal l al ong the
path to s l ow the bal l down.
When the bal l i s about to s top they s houl d then pus h the
bal l back i n the di r ecti on i t came fr om, keepi ng the s ti ck
i n contact wi th the bal l as l ong as pos s i bl e.
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Moving f or t he Pass - Up and Down
Coaching Tips
Check that pl ayer s do not us e thei r
r ever s e s ti ck s i de to mani pul ate the
bal l .
Al l the wor k s houl d be done wi th the
bal l i n the for ehand pos i ti on and i n
contact wi th the s ti ck at al l ti me.
Pl ayer s wor k i n pai r s , s tandi ng between 5-10 meter s
apar t, wi th one bal l between two.
The pl ayer wi th the bal l pas s es the bal l to the other pl ayer
who has to cus hi on the bal l acr os s thei r body and keep
movi ng wi th the bal l i n the di r ecti on the bal l was pas s ed
i n ( addi ng to the pas s ) .
The 1s t pl ayer fol l ows the pl ayer r unni ng wi th the bal l to
mai ntai n the s ame di s tance between them at al l ti me.
When the pl ayer r unni ng wi th the bal l tur ns and pas s es
the bal l back the pr acti ce r ever s es and conti nues i n the
other di r ecti on.
Pass and Follow - Add t o t he Pass
Notes
After each pas s pl ayer s s houl d move
up to the next s et of cones .
The l as t pl ayer r ecei vi ng the bal l
s hoots and r etur ns to the hal f way
l i ne.

Set up s i x cone gates ( thr ee on each s i de of the pi tch)
and pl ace a pl ayer i n each. The r emai nder of your pl ayer s
s houl d get i nto two l i nes on the hal f way l i ne.
The pl ayer s i n between the cones s tand cl os e to the l eft-
s i de cones to al l ow the s pace to move onto thei r
for ehand.
The pl ayer on the hal f way l i ne pas s es the bal l towar ds
the gate and the r ecei vi ng pl ayer moves towar ds the bal l
to cus hi on i t and then tur n and r un i n contr ol wi th thei r
s ti ck i n contact wi th the bal l at al l ti mes .
Once they go thr ough the cones they pas s the bal l , on the
move to the next gate.
Final Game
7- a- side Game
Coaching Tips
Both teams s houl d be empl oyi ng the fol l owi ng for mati on:
Sweeper , 2 mi dfi el der s and 3 for war ds .

Fi ni s h wi th a hal f pi tch game.
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Ot her Comment s:
"Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised." Denis Waitley
Evaluat ion:
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