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Drill suggestions for my 11 a side team?

my team is great team, but we need drills on passing, keeping the ball and shooting!

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nadde Coach, Sweden

Hello Joe, For a great team like yours, you need simpel passing and possession drills.

For that you need players, who is in form and have good condition, so that the players can have focus and make the passes.

In sweden we have a drill that we call "engelska kvadraten", this drill is often used for possession and passing.

You are running English square, two squares and a mid-section. we have a team in each square of the center section and you will be 4 players on each team and you should have the ball within the team. The aim is to have at least three passes in the team before sending it over to the contrary, and upper middle section.

This one is perfect for passing and possession drills.

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