Drills / With a friend

Give and go

Pass to your friend, run past a cone that stands in for a defender, and get the ball back in front of you. The quickest way past someone is a pass.

Players
You and a friend
Space
15 × 10 m
Kit
1 ball, 3 cones
Time
12 minutes
Age
Under-8s and older
YouF
  • Us
  • Them
  • Pass
  • Run
  • Dribble

Set up

  • Put a cone in the middle as the "defender". You start 6 m behind it with the ball.
  • Your friend stands level with the cone, 4 m to the side. A finish cone goes 8 m beyond the defender.

How it works

  1. Dribble at the defender cone.
  2. Just before you reach it, pass to your friend and sprint past the other side.
  3. Your friend passes first time into the space in front of you.
  4. Collect it and dribble to the finish cone. Swap roles every three goes.

What to work on

  • Pass, then go straight away. The run is the important part.
  • Your friend passes into your path, not to your feet.
  • Pass with the foot nearest your friend, so you do not slow down.
  • Ten goes each, then the weaker foot.

Easier

Your friend may take a touch before passing back.

Harder

Your friend becomes a real defender for the second half, starting 3 m away.

Especially good for: central midfielder.

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