Five passes then score
Teams must make five passes before they're allowed to score. Rewards patience and keeping the ball, without losing the fun of goals.
Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.
Set-up
- Small-sided pitch with goals.
- Two teams.
Equipment: 4 small goals or 2 goals, bibs, balls
How it works
- Make five passes, then you can shoot.
- Lose it before five and the count restarts.
- Goal = 2 points; 10 passes without scoring = 1 point.
Coaching points
- Keep the ball until it's on.
- Spread out to make passing easy.
- Once you've hit five, attack quickly.
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Make it easier
- Three passes
Make it harder
- Two-touch
- Passes must include every player
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