Pass and move square
Players pass around a square and follow their pass to the next cone. Simple, rhythmic and perfect for passing technique and receiving on the half-turn.
Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.
Set-up
- Square with a cone at each corner.
- Two players at the starting cone, one at each other cone.
Equipment: 4 cones, 1 ball per square
How it works
- Pass to the next cone and follow your pass.
- Change direction every minute.
- Progression: receive on the back foot and play to the cone after next (skip a cone).
Coaching points
- Pass with the inside of the foot, ankle locked.
- Open your body to receive across you and play forward.
- Pass into the foot you want your teammate to use.
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Make it easier
- Two touches
- Bigger square
Make it harder
- One-touch
- Add a second ball
- Weak foot only
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