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Football: Colour Passing - Heads up

Very good interactive coaching drills.

Matt

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Set up different coloured gates around the grid area - the more colours the better.

Players are working in pairs, one player dribbling and the other moving to be ready to receive the pass.

The coach will call out a colour for the players to respond to (in the animation the colour is 'red').

Depending on what colour the coach has called out the players must move to find an unoccupied gate to pass the ball through.

Once the players have passed the ball through the cones they swap roles (dribbler and runner).

COACHING POINTS

The non-dribbling player should always do the greater share of the running to be ready to receive the pass as they should always be able to move faster than the player with the ball at their feet.

The dribbler should only knock the ball a short distance in front of them as they dribble - keeping the ball under control and close to their feet at all times.

Avoid collisions with other pairs - eyes up!

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Beat the Runner:

Group in pairs. One ball between the pair. Repeat in 5 other areas for a total of 12 players.

Player 2 passes the ball across the area to player 1. Player 2 then runs immediately around the cone and back to his starting position. Player 1 must control the ball, then pass it back using the inside of his foot, attempting to pass the ball over the far end line before player 2 gets back into position. A goal is scored if the ball goes over the end line travelling along the ground. Repeat and rotate.

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Box Passing:

Players must use their first touch to play the ball either to the left or the right of their square. As soon as they have done this they must then aim to pass the ball through the middle grid and into their partner's square.

Their partner must then use their first touch to guide the ball slightly out of their own grid to play the return pass back.

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Corner Passing Drill:

Ratio of 1 ball to 3 players.

Players with the ball are put on the outside of the grid. The other players pair up inside the grid and choose 1 person as the attacker and 1 person as the defender. The attacking player must get free from their defender, receive the ball from any support player and play it back without losing possession.

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Chest control, spin and pass:

Player 1 hand feeds the ball to player 2 at chest height. Player 2 then must control using their chest and thigh so that they can turn and play an instep volley into player 3's hands.

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