Pairs passing ladder
Pairs pass between two cones and move back a cone every time they complete five clean passes. Self-paced, competitive and easy to set up on any pitch.
Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.
Set-up
- Each pair has a line of cones every 3 metres, up to 20 metres.
- Partners start facing each other 5 metres apart.
Equipment: Cones, 1 ball per pair
How it works
- Complete five passes with control (stop, pass) and you both step back a cone.
- A miscontrol or wild pass and you stay where you are.
- First pair to reach the last cone and complete five wins.
Coaching points
- Inside of the foot for accuracy; laces only when it's long.
- Get your body behind the ball to control it.
- Talk to your partner: 'feet' or 'space'.
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Make it easier
- Three passes to move back
- Any foot
Make it harder
- Weak foot only
- First-time passes
- Receive across the body to the other foot
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