Equipment
- Markers
- 4 cones
- Balls
Preparation
- Playing Area: 20x20 meters / 22x22 yds
- Players: 8
- Duration: 10 minutes
- Series: 2 of 4 minutes each with 1 minute of recovery
Summary
Exercise useful for perfecting aspects of basic technique such as passing and oriented control
Secondary Objectives
Passing, Receiving, Inside of the foot, Outside of the foot, Instep, Oriented control, Pass, Warm upOrganization
Use four cones to create a 20x20-meter/22x22-yard playing area. Place markers inside the area to form mini-goals 2 meters wide. Place one white player with a ball on each side of the square. Place the four red players inside the playing square.
Description
- At the coach's signal, the four red players each sprint towards a white player
- Each white player passes the ball through the mini-goal to the corresponding red player
- The red players control the ball by touching it to make it go through the goal, then pass it back to their teammate
- The exercise continues, changing the white player to receive the pass each time
- After 4 minutes, the teams switch roles
Variations
- The players positioned on the sides perform a high pass with their hands to their teammates inside the playing area
- The players inside must return the ball with a controlled touch using the inside of their foot, outside of their foot, neck, or on the volley, depending on the situation and technical level
Coaching Points
- After controlling the ball, the player must be very quick to move sideways and pass the ball back to their teammate
- Technical warm-up useful for youth teams
- Players inside the playing area must remain highly focused and always choose the teammate who is free on the sides so as not to create confusion
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