Three-line pass and follow
Three lines in a row: pass to the middle, the middle player sets back or plays on, and everyone follows their pass. A tidy way to rehearse receiving, setting and moving in a small space.
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 about 10 metres apart, a queue at each end and one player in the middle.
- Ball starts at one end.
Equipment: 3 cones, 1 to 2 balls
How it works
- End player passes to the middle and follows to take the middle spot.
- Middle player turns and passes to the opposite end, then joins that queue.
- Progression: middle player sets back first, then the end player plays long to the far line.
Coaching points
- Middle player: half-turn so you can see both ends.
- Firm passes along the ground.
- Follow your pass at speed.
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Make it easier
- Two touches in the middle
Make it harder
- One-touch set and long pass
- Two balls at once
- Defender behind the middle player
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