The drill will train the player to pass, receive and turn under pressure.
Cone out a circle of cones - it doesn't have to have 4 outer cones, use as many as you have players.
There should be one receiver in the mdidle and the other players are one to a cone.
Number each cone and each player on that cone must remember their number.
The coach will pass the ball in to the player in the middle and call out a series of numbers, eg: 1,3,4.
The player in the middle must receive the ball from the coach and play and receive back passes from each of those numbers in any order.
The players who number has NOT been called, must press the player in the middle.
The player in the middle must turn and move to receive and pass the ball at the right time to avoid being tackled.
If the defender stops the play, then they take the place in the middle.
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