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Football: Pass And Move to free cone

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Players play 1 or 2 touch, passing to each other and then move to find the empty cone.

COACHING POINTS

The emphasis should intially be on a good first touch, getting their head up and then making firm passes before accelerating away to a new space (cone).

Players should not occupy the cone that was just left by the player before them.

Demand passes with different parts of the feet and encourage disguise in the passes.

Encourage first touches with different parts of the feet.

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Pass and Move Between Cones:

2 players with 1 ball players stand behind their 2 cones.

Players have to take the ball wide of one of the cones to then try and score a goal by passing the ball through the 2 cones of the other player who on receiving the ball takes it wide of the their cones to pass the ball back.

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Pass and Move:

Set up a 3 vs. 3 game in a quarter of the pitch.

Each team elects a goalkeeper. This player is allowed to use their hands in the defensive end zone. They are not allowed to stay inside the defensive area and must also go forward as an outfield player during attacks on the opposing goal.

A team must make at least 2 passes before they can shoot on goal.

Award 3 points for every successful pass and 5 points for every goal. The first team to 21 points wins.

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Pass and Move:

Setup the practice as shown.

Split the group into two. Player 1 dribbles up to the cone before passing the ball across to player 2. Players have to make sure that they give a pass in each box (5 x 5m)

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Pass and follow circuit:

Set out a pattern of cones for any passing sequence.

In this one we set the cones out so the players play a infield pass followed by a pass to the wing who has to run down the wing around the cone to cross the ball to the forward who should try to score with a first time shot.

Each player pass and follows their own pass to the next station.

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