Four players on the sides of the square, two defenders in the middle.
How to run it
Four players keep the ball against two defenders in a square. Trains passing under pressure, offering passing angles and finding the pass between the defenders.
Set-up
A 12 × 12 m square. Four players on the sides, two defenders in the middle. Two touches maximum. The player who loses the ball swaps with the defender who won it.
Instructions
- 1Four players on the sides of the square, two defenders in the middle.
- 2Pass along the side. The defenders move towards the ball.
- 3On to the next side – play where the defenders aren't.
- 4The player on the side moves to create a new passing angle.
- 5The gap between the defenders opens: the pass straight through.
- 6On round the square with one or two touches.
- 7The players make themselves available at the right angle again.
- 8A slow pass is read by the defender, who intercepts.
- 9Swap: the player who made the pass goes into the middle, the defender takes their place.
Coaching points
- Be available: stand where there is a free passing line to you.
- Receive with the far foot so you can play both ways.
- The pass through the middle is gold – look for it.
- The defenders work together: one presses, one covers the pass through the middle.
Variations
Easier
A bigger square (15 × 15 m), three touches or 5v2.
Harder
One touch, a smaller area or 4v3. Count passes in a row.
Equipment
- 4 × Markers
Use this drill with your team
Add it to a training in SquadSpace, adjust it to your squad and show it to the players in the app – in 2D or 3D.
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