Communicating with your team mates

What this session is about

1. Let them know if they can turn.
2. Let them know if you want a return pass.
3. Let them know if they are being pressured.

What to think about

When making a pass your players can often see the area surrounding the receiving player better than this player can themselves. In addition, when passing to a player you often have an idea on what you would like the player to do (turn, set back etc) therefore its vitally important that your players start to give information to the receiving player on every pass they make.

Set-up

25 x 25 yard area.

What you get your players to do

The central players continually move around inside the area and receive passes from the outside players. While doing so they have 3 calls to work to.

Set 1 – the players must call their team mates name.

Set 2 – the players must communicate “man on” or “set” which will see them receiving a return pass.

Set 3 – the players must communicate for the player to turn out.