Drills / Team practice

Triangle passing

Pass round a triangle and follow your pass. Open your body to receive, and pass with the foot that sends the ball on fastest.

Players
Groups of 3 or 4
Space
A triangle of cones 8 m apart, per group
Kit
1 ball and 3 cones per group
Time
10 minutes
Age
Under-8s and older
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  • Us
  • Them
  • Pass
  • Run
  • Dribble

Set up

  • Three cones in a triangle, 8 m apart. One player at each cone, a fourth player waits at the first.

How it works

  1. Pass to the next cone, then jog to the cone you passed to.
  2. Receive with the foot furthest from the passer, and pass on.
  3. After two minutes, change direction.

What to work on

  • Open your body before the ball arrives, so you are facing where it is going next.
  • Receive with the back foot.
  • Pass firmly along the ground, to the foot your teammate will use.
  • Call their name, and make eye contact before you pass.

Easier

Two touches, with a cone further apart.

Harder

One touch. Or add a second ball going the other way.

Skills this works on: the inside-foot pass, cushioning the ball, receiving on the half-turn. Each one has a close-up drawing of the feet.

Planning a whole session? The session planner builds one around this kind of practice.

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