Three-player passing weave
Three players move up the pitch passing and running behind the receiver in a weave. Builds passing on the move, timing and support angles.
Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.
Set-up
- Groups of three side by side on the end line, ball with the middle player.
- Cone line 30 to 40 metres away.
Equipment: Cones, balls
How it works
- Middle player passes to one side and runs behind the receiver.
- Receiver passes to the far player and runs behind them; keep weaving.
- Finish with a shot or a pass through a gate; jog back on the outside.
Coaching points
- Pass in front of your teammate so they don't break stride.
- Run behind the person you passed to.
- Talk: call names and 'go!'.
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Make it easier
- Walk it first
- Shorter distance
Make it harder
- Two-touch maximum
- Finish with a shot on goal
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