CUTTERS COMMUNITY SOCCER
Practice Plan 4: Passing, Receiving & Moving (Possession)
Coaching Points
7:15 - 7:30 p.m.
1. Warm Up:
move after your pass
don’t hide behind the defender
 get in a position to receive the ball & stay on your toes cushion ball when receiving
The age group coordinator will run the warm up.
All players will be in pairs. The age group coordinator will choose a few pairs to hold
a scrimmage vest between them. The rest of the pairs will each have a ball.
Emphasize:
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Pass & Move
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Communicate on offense and
on defense
The partners with a ball will be passing around the field while the ones holding a
scrimmage vest will be "cooperating" to take it away
When a defender wins the ball, they drop the scrimmage vest and now pass, while
the other pair must now defend.
7:30-7:45 p.m.
2. 3v1/6v3
Setup field like the diagram 
 Play 3v1 in the middle square
 Only the one red star plays defense
in the square.
 If the 1 defender wins the ball or
knocks it out to the 5 red star
teammates - the 6 now possess the
ball and the 3 come out to defend.
 If the 3 win the ball or it is knocked
out of bounds they play it back into
the middle and play 3v1 again
 If you have more than 9 players,
use them in the outside square.
 Rotate players between different
roles.
Play between the penalty
box and midfield in a 20 x 25 yd space
Use cones to create a 7 x 7 square in middle
Coaching Points
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Coach only the offense as this is
a possession night
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offense
o move the ball quickly
o spread out quickly
o make yourself available to
your teammate who has the
ball
o move your body to receive a
pass and see the whole field
o first touch sets up the next
pass
** If it is too hard for the defenders to win
the ball, make the outer field smaller. **
7:45-7:55 p.m.
3.
Team in the
Middle
 Play across the width of half of the
field. Divide this into three zones
(see diagram). Create three teams
of 4-6 players each.
 The game starts with a team in
each zone.
 The two end teams play keepaway from the team in the middle.
 Players are not allowed to leave
their zone.
 To get a point, one end team must
make a successful pass through
the middle zone to the team in the
other end zone. (passing team gets
the point)
 If the pass is intercepted or goes
out of bounds, the passing team
switches into the middle and the
middle team goes to the vacated
end zone.
Object: to encourage players to
maintain possession and to help them
identify when to play a forward or
penetrating pass.
Coaching points:
 Movement is important!
 Encourage the team in possession
to pass the ball around until a clear
path is created to the other end.
 The receiving team should be on
the move and should communicate
to the passing team as well.
Variation:
Permit one player from the middle
zone team to enter the end zone to
defend/put pressure on the ball. If
that player wins the ball, his/her team
switches out of the middle.
7:55-8:15 p.m.
4.
All up and
All Back
Scrimmage
Divide group into evenly matched
teams on a full field.
Emphasis on moving together – we all
attack and we all defend!
To get your team to move together,
impose the condition that a goal only
counts if all players from the attacking
team are in that half of the field.
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Reinforce lessons from training
during the scrimmage.
Use this time to ask trainers
questions about game tactics, if
needed.
If a defender is on the opposite side of the
field when the attacking team scores
(using condition above), the goal is worth
two points.
Homework: Wall Ball: Kick a ball against an outside wall or with a friend, sibling or teammate. Practice receiving balls that bounce or are in the air.