Football: Passing and Receiving

Split your players into three equal sized teams, with two teams starting inside the area and the third spread around the outside of the grid.

The team on the outside of the grid are neutral players. When they receive the ball they must pass back to a player on the same team that originally passed to them.

The two teams inside the area play a possession game. The challenge for each team is to score 10 (or more) consecutive passes to score a goal.

2 players per group, 1 ball per pair.

Players inside the grid are without the ball, players on the outside each have a ball.

The inside players move around the grid freely, looking to receive a ball from an outside player and return it as quickly as they possible.

• Players work in pairs, with one ball per pair.
• The first player makes a square pass across the grid to their partner before running onto the cone ahead.
• Their partner then plays a pass diagonally across the grid back to their partner who is looking to run onto the ball.
• The player who started the drill then plays square across the grid again to their partner running onto the ball.
• The players work their way up to the top of the grid.

Three players stand behind 1 corner of the grid each. The ball is played to a player on one of the cones.

The ball cannot be passed diagonally. The spare player must move to give the ball carrier a second passing option.