Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Passing Triangles

Triangles with Gates

Setup: Triangle, roughly 15 - 20 yards on each side, with 3 - 4 yard gates in the middle of each side, dependent upon ability. Between 9 - 12 players in each triangle, with 3 players in the gates, and the rest of the players at the points of the triangles. [Balls, cones, poles]

Organization: Players play the ball into the players stationed inside the gate, all 3 balls are moving at the same time. Players in the gate, turn, and play the ball to the next point. Players follow their passes.

Progressions: [1] side on turn in middle, [2] up/back/through, [3] run through gate, check to outside, [4] wall passes

Coaching Points: body shape, angle passes, weight and accuracy of passes, communication, angles of support, speed of play