Drill: Control, turn and deliver low firm pass

Purpose

Drill to improve controlling, turning and delivering a low driven pass around the pitch

	Drill area

Set Up

Use cone to mark out area on full pitch.
Gates every 20 - 25 meters.
Gates 5 - 8 meters wide
Supply of balls

Structure

Practice can use 2 or 3 balls. Player uses the low driven pass technique and passes the ball through a target to next player. Follow pass. Next player adjust feet, controls the pass, sets themselves and passes to next player through target. Repeat

Coaching Tips

On toes ready to receive the pass
Get in line with the pass
Control out of feet
Head up to "picture" next pass
Accurate pass and follow

Progressions

For younger player make the distance between the gates shorter and encourage accurate side foot passing between the gates

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