This week's Animated Drills Video looks an activity that incorporates turning, running with the ball, changing direction and passing. While it can be used to teach any or all of these technical skills it's also a great warm-up and environment to teach timing.
There's a lot going on in this very simple activity. What you choose to focus on is entirely up to you.
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Have a great week!
Tom
Two Passing and Moving Warm-Up Activities
Circle Drills - Running with the Ball and Dribbling
Diagonal Passing and Finishing Activity
Building From the Back Through Goal Kicks
Stuck in the Mud Game
3 v 2 in Waves
3 v 2 Free Flowing Rotations
Two Grid Warm-Up
7 v 7 Formations
9 v 9 Formations
I'll be trying this with my team. How do you run a drill like this with a larger number of players (20 - 30). Do you bring them all back together to show them each turn or address them all as a group? Its difficult for a large number of guys to see the moves if they are spread out in a long line or two. Thanks.
I would suggest having enough groups so that there are only three or four players in each line. That will give them player enough reps and less down time.
Try to arrange the groups so that you can demonstrate from the middle and they can all see you. Then you can avoid the wasted time of bringing all of the players in and then sending them back to their groups.
