By Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
Welcome to the FineSoccer Drills Newsletter. Today’s featured activity works on passing, receiving and awareness.
Start with a 30 x 30 grid with 3 groups of 4’s. The size of the grid and the number of people in the groups can vary based on availability, ability and need. Three players start with a ball.
In this example, the black team passes to the yellow team. The yellow team passes to the blue team and the blue team passes to the black team. Whenever a player makes a pass he must sprint at the receiving player and just before getting to him, cut in one direction or the other.
At the same time that the black player is passing to the yellow player and running at him, the yellow player is bassing to the blue player and running at him and the blue player is passing to the black player and running at him.
This activity quickly becomes quite hectic as players are either passing, receiving, running at someone or making themselves available for the next pass.
You can alter this activity by adding more balls, or by limiting touches (all passes are one touch or two touches).
Personally, I like this activity because it has a lot of movement, communication and thinking while the players just think they are passing and receiving.
Have a great day!
Lawrence
By Lawrence Fine, Author of the FineSoccer Coaching Bible.
