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Football: Throw in - Receive and Return

Very good interactive coaching drills.

Matt

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Players start on the touchline and side-step quickly inside the pitch towards the blue cone.

When they reach the cone the red players should be ready to throw the ball to either the player's heads or chests.

Depending on the feed players should either head the ball straight back to the feeder's feet or control and then play the return pass.

The red player then plays a wide pass for the blue player to run onto. Once the blue player has run onto the pass they join the back of the feeders' line and the red player runs to the start line.

COACHING POINTS

Players should use a quick change of direction when side-stepping and the feeders should vary their feeds to test players' reactions.

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Third man Passing:

Players move to meet the pass and play a one-two.

After playing the return pass the player should then move to receive the diagonal pass.

The patten then continues all the way around the grid.

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Through Pass:

4 players have to try and play the ball from one side of the area to the other by passing it between or around the 2 players in the middle area. 5 interceptions, then swap.

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The Diagonal Pass:

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.

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Target Passing - Long Balls:

How accurate are your players long passes? This fun drill lets you find out.

Like on an archery board have different target zones - a central 'bull's eye' and then two outer targets.

From one side of the pitch to the other players take it in turns to have 4 consecutive cross-field passes, all the time trying to get the ball to land inside the 'bull's eye'.

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