By Keith Scarlett
This activity works on combination play.
Set-up: Half of the team is in a circle without balls. The other half is inside the circle with balls.
The players jog around doing random combinations with players on the outside.
Combination 1: Wall-pass – Inside player plays the ball to an outside player then sprints away and receives it back. Go for 2 minutes and then switch the inside and outside players.
Combination 2: Inside spin-off – Inside player plays the ball to an outside player then spins off and receives it back Go for 2 minutes and then switch the inside and outside players.
Combination 3: Take-over/Wall-pass – Inside player does a take-over with an outside player then does a wall-pass with that outside player. Go for 2 minutes. Players switch roles in the combination.
By Keith Scarlett, Former Assistant Women’s Football Coach – Perth Glory FC, Australia, former U.S. Soccer National Staff, follow him on Twitter @keithscarlett and catch his personal blog, "An American Coach Down Under:" http://keithscarlett.blogspot.com
