Drill: Control and pass to the spare player

Purpose

To improve ball control into the space and passing to free player

	Drill area

Set Up

Use cones to mark out area
3 servers, 2 with a ball form a triangle 10 - 20 meters away from receiver.
Server passes ball, receiver controls and passes to only player without a ball.

Structure

3 servers with 2 ball form a triangle round the receiver. Servers pass a firm ground pass into receiver. Receiver controls the ball to the side of the free player and passes the ball to the spare player . Receiver returns to start position. Repeat from new server.

Coaching Tips

Receiver on their toes ready to receive the pass
Get in line with the ball
Control ball to the spare player side
Head up, accurate pass
Ready to receive the next pass
Servers to concentrate on the timing and accuracy of pass

This is hard work for the receiver so work for a set period of time or number of passes.

Progressions

Increase or decrease the distance between the server and receiver to test and improve different passing techniques and ball control skills

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