Long-short-long passing pattern
Players combine in a line: a long pass to the far player, a short set back to a middle player, then long again. Practises the change of rhythm between long and short passing.
Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.
Set-up
- Three cones in a line: two ends 25 metres apart, one 8 metres in from the far end.
- Players at each end, one at the middle cone.
Equipment: Cones, balls
How it works
- End player drives a long pass to the far end.
- Far player sets a short pass to the middle player, who lays it back.
- Far player plays long back to the start; everyone follows their pass.
Coaching points
- Long pass: firm and low, to the receiver's front foot.
- Short sets: soft, into the path.
- Receive on the half-turn to play the next pass quickly.
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Make it easier
- Shorten the long pass
Make it harder
- One-touch sets
- Add a passive defender at the middle cone
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