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Football: Roll Passes

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Set up as shown with 2 players with 1 ball working around a small diamond.

The two players pass to each other using the soles of their feet.

One of them can roll the ball across to another side to instigate a movement to change positions.

COACHING POINTS

Work on getting your players to use both of their feet.

Demand firm contact along with good knee extension to get good sole passes.

Look for good co-ordination in the movement between the two players.

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Reverse Pass:

Players are in pairs.
Player 2 starts with the ball, they dribble the ball in a diagonal line to the opposite cone.
Player 1 make a diagonal run towards the opposite cone.
As the player with the ball reaches the cone they play a reverse ball to their partner.

Passing and Receiving

Roll Passes in 2's:

Set up as shown with gates evenly spread out. 2 players with 1 ball.

The drill starts with 1 player rolling the ball across their body and then passing through the gate to their partner.

They continue rolling and passing from one end to the other.

Players will have to change which foot they roll with and which they pass with depending on which direction they are going.

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Right to left pass:

Using 4 cones set out in a square 5m x 5m. Players in pairs run alon the length of one side and pass the ball from righ to left on the move to the other player who receives the ball with their left foot. then turn and run back to the cone they started from to pass the ball right to left back to the other player (with the right foot).

Passing and Receiving