Pass and Move Conditioning Drill
This
is a great drill, for passing quality, followed by
diverse movements off
the ball.
Coaching Points:
Start with one ball,
gradually add additional balls to the practice to
challenge each players decision making.
1.
Pass straight and follow your own pass.
2.
Pass straight and sprint to the next cone on the
left.
3.
Pass straight and sprint to the next cone on the
right.
4.
Pass left and sprint straight.
5.
Pass right and sprint straight.
6.
Pass left and sprint right.
7.
Pass right and sprint left.
8.
Pass straight and sprint around all of the cones
"clockwise".
9.
Pass straight and sprint around all of the cones
"counter-clockwise".
If
you want to make this more of a
technical/conditioning drill just make the square
larger,
for speed and reaction make the square
smaller.
As
in all of the previous drills a variety in movements
are required.
1.
Forwards.
2.
Backwards.
3.
Sideways.
After the ball is passed then introduce these
variables.
According to the intensity of
the drill the rest
periods in between each touch vary, as the players
get fatigued the
emphasis shifts onto concentrating
on the quality of the pass.
Using this principle a myriad of possibilities come
to mind, this drill is very flexible and productive. Introduce as many varieties into the passes as well,
using the “Three Levels
of Play”.
1.
On
the ground.
2.
In
the air (on the volley).
3.
After a compulsory bounce.
A
differing number of touches, sometimes one touch,
sometimes two and so on, adds
game like specificity.
As
in the game sometimes players have to run with the
ball, so using the same procedures
as above,
instead
of passing the ball run with it some of the way and
then pass.
Adding this ingredient means that
every
single player involved in the drill has to be
“pro-active”, in readiness for maybe receiving the
ball or not.
This
drill can be continuous for 45 minutes, with all of
its variables.
Rest, stretch and repeat.
Soccer is not continuous running, and certainly
never at one pace, and not only in one direction. The
above drill involves all of the running, walking,
jogging, and even sometimes standing still, found
in
the game.
