Long driven passing in pairs
Partners drive the ball to each other across a 25 to 35 metre channel, receiving on the move. Builds the long pass and the first touch needed to switch play at 9v9 and 11v11.
Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.
Set-up
- Two lines of cones 25 to 35 metres apart, with a 5 metre 'receiving box' at each end.
- Pairs face each other with one ball.
Equipment: Cones, 1 ball per pair
How it works
- Drive the ball into your partner's box with a low, firm pass.
- Partner moves to meet it, controls inside the box and drives it back.
- Point for every pass that lands in the box and is controlled first time.
Coaching points
- Plant foot beside the ball, strike through the middle with the laces.
- Lean slightly over the ball to keep it low.
- Receiver: get in line early, cushion and step out of the box.
Formations this drill suits
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Make it easier
- Shorten to 20 m
- Allow a bounce
Make it harder
- Receive and drive back in two touches
- Weak foot only
- Bend it round a central mannequin or cone line
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