Double diamond into mini-goals
Two balls go round a passing diamond at the same time and each pattern ends with a pass into a mini-goal. A finishing target keeps the passes sharp and gives the pattern a purpose.
Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.
Set-up
- Diamond of cones 10 m apart; a mini-goal beyond the top cone on each side.
- Queues at the bottom cone with balls.
Equipment: Cones, 2 mini-goals, balls
How it works
- Pass up to the side cone, get it back, play to the top cone.
- Top player turns and passes into the mini-goal.
- Follow your pass; whoever scores jogs back to the start. Both sides go at once.
Coaching points
- Move before you receive, show a target with your hands.
- Firm passes along the ground.
- Top player: turn on the first touch.
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Make it easier
- One ball at a time
Make it harder
- One touch until the final pass
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