Set up a small grid (10 yards max)
- 4 players
- Players must stay on their cones
- Avoid too much wandering off the cones
- Head should be up as much as possible
- The ball should be passed to the front foot
- Players should let the ball roll across the body straight into the playing position
- Maximum of 3 touch
- Players must make a connection before passing (shouldn't presume the player is in the same place)
- Make into a 2 touch drill
- Increase ball pace, requiring even softer hands while trapping the ball
- Ask for prescanning before each trap
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