Player (B) passes to Player (A) Player (A) passes to the player in the middle of the drill. The player in the middle of the drill takes a touch with his back foot and then passes to player (B) using his other foot. Player (B) receives a pass from the middle player and keeps the drill going by passing to Player (A) again. With the use of two balls the same drill is repeated from the bottom triangle using players (C) (D) as well. The two triangles drills are run together the top triangle the ball rotates in a anti-clockwise direction and the bottom triangle rotates in a clockwise direction. One triangle must start before the other to allow the middle player to turn and receive a pass from one triangle then turn again to receive a pass from the other triangle.
Make sure only one ball is being passed to the middle player at any time. Good first touch Good body shape Use both feet when passing Communication - calling for the ball Accurate passing (diagonal passes ) Looking before passing Variations Make the distance between the players 5 metres apart at the start then increase the distance to 10 metres. The outside players can only have one touch.
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