📋 Session Plan
9v9 Passing Combinations
A 60-minute session building combination passing — wall passes, overlaps, switches — in the 9v9 context for U12–U13 squads.
A 60-minute session building combination passing — wall passes, overlaps, switches — in the 9v9 context for U12–U13 squads.
Triangles of 3, one light defender. Wall passes around the defender. Two-touch only. Both directions. Coach: 'Pass and move. Every time.' Remind that the pass without the run is half a pass — you're watching for both.
Set up three patterns: wall pass into the box, overlap from full-back, switch-of-play to a wide player. Run each pattern 8 times from both sides. Passive resistance — two defenders who don't press but don't stand still. Call out each pattern name before executing.
7v7 in compressed pitch. Scoring rules: goal from a wall pass = 3pts, goal from an overlap = 3pts, goal from a switch of play = 2pts, standard goal = 1pt. Coach doesn't intervene — watch what combination patterns appear.
Open 9v9. All rules off. Coach observes which habits from the session have embedded. Take mental notes — what's sticking, what isn't — for next session's starting point.
One player names a combination that worked today. One names a combination they want to try next time. Quick. Positive. Done.
Clear demonstrations and high energy. Keep the session moving with minimal queuing, and reinforce one or two key coaching points rather than overloading players with information.
Players standing in queues (set up enough stations to keep everyone active) and the session running too long on one activity (keep blocks tight and move on while engagement is high).
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