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Vertical pass and support ladder

Three players in a vertical line: pass forward, lay off, play forward again while the next player moves to support. Builds the rhythm of playing forward and supporting the ball.

U10 to adultAges
6 to 9Players
12 x 30 mArea
12 minsTime

Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.

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Set-up

  • Three cones in a line, 10 m apart, plus a start queue at each end.
  • One player on each middle cone.

Equipment: Cones, balls

How it works

  1. Start player passes to the middle player, who lays it back.
  2. Starter plays forward past them to the top player, who sets it back to the middle player now facing forward.
  3. Everyone follows their pass up one cone. Go both ways.

Coaching points

  • Move to support as the previous pass is played.
  • Open body: see the next player before you receive.
  • One touch when it's on, two when it isn't.

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Make it easier

  • Two touches each

Make it harder

  • Two balls from both ends

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