Drill Setup: Set up a grid that is approximately 20 X 25 yards. Set one player on three of the corner cones and a small line on the 4th cone. It is the beginning of this line that will start with the ball. Only 1 ball will be used in the beginning, however, depending on the age and skill level of the players, you can start with 2 balls and 2 lines on opposite corners. Drill Instructions: The play starts by Player A playing a long ball into Player B and follows his pass. Player B lays the ball off back to player A and player B sprints around his cone towards player C. Player A plays a ball to player C who plays the ball into the run of player B and C sprints around the cone. Player B plays a long ball to player D, player D plays a ball into the run of player C, and the movement continues
Accurate passing with good pace on the ball Good communication Good movement after the pass.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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