Football: Passing and Finishing

Set up a square roughly 10m x 10m.

Have a few players at each corner.

A Player (1) from one corner runs anti-clockwise towards Player 2. Player 2 passes into the feet of Player 1 and starts running clockwise to the next corner.

Player 1 then passes the ball on the diagonal for Player 2 to run onto. Once received, the ball in then passed onto the next player to repeat the pattern.

Play moves anti-clockwise, allowing each player to have a few turns.

Then play clockwise.

• 3 teams of 6: red blue and yellow.
• Set up an area starting at the edge of the penalty box, 44 yards wide and about 20 yards long.
• 2 teams start in the area with the other team spaced evenly around the edge.
• Games of 6 vs 6 using the outside players as extras for whichever team has the ball: 3 minute rotation (including the players on the outside)
• The aim of this is for teams to keep possession of the ball for as long as possible.
• The players on the outside are 2 touch only.
• Have a goal at each end with Goalkeepers. The 2 outside players (yellow) nearest the top goal are numbered "1" and those nearest the bottom goal are numbered "2".
• One team attacks towards the end with the "1" players, the other towards the "2" players.
• Once a team in the area has had 6 consecutive passes then they can play the ball to the players "1" or "2" and then can enter the penalty area to shoot at goal.
• Players "1" or "2" only have 2 touches to pass to the player running in.
• If players aren't getting enough opportunities to take shots, due to not breaking through Defence then each team can shoot in both goals. This will create more space for both of them.
• 6 games, so each team plays the others twice.

Players line up in 3 queues, with the ball starting with player 1.

Player 1 makes a 1-2 pass with player 2 before passing the ball down the line for player 3 to run onto.

Player 3 times their run to meet the pass and gets the ball under control before swinging a cross into the box for the players 1 and 2 to run onto and head into the goal.

Set up a square roughly 10m x 10m.

Have a few players at each corner.

A Player (1) from one corner runs clockwise around the square with a ball; halfway to the next corner they pass to the Player (2) at this corner. Player 2 passes immediately back to the Player 1 and starts running clockwise to the next corner.

Player 1 passes the ball on to the Player (3) at the corner in front of Player 2. Player 3 then passes to Player 2 and starts running.

Player 2 passes to Player 4, who passes to Player 3 who is running towards them.

Play moves clockwise, allowing each player to have a few turns.

Then play anti-clockwise.