Lofted passes to target zones
Players chip or loft the ball over a cone barrier into a partner's target zone. Teaches the lofted pass and the chip used to switch play or find a runner.
Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.
Set-up
- Two target boxes 25 metres apart with a cone 'wall' halfway.
- Partner in each box.
Equipment: Cones, balls
How it works
- Loft the ball over the barrier to land in your partner's box.
- Partner controls it inside the box and lofts it back.
- Point for every ball that lands and is controlled in the box.
Coaching points
- Lean back slightly and strike under the ball.
- Short backswing for a chip, longer for a lofted drive.
- Receiver: watch it all the way, cushion on the first touch.
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Make it easier
- Shorter distance
- Allow a bounce
Make it harder
- Control and return in two touches
- Smaller boxes
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