Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Central Midfield Combinations

5 Player passing (15 mins)

ORGANIZATION:

# of Cones: 4

# of Players: 5

# of Pinnies: 0

Size of Grid(s): 25y x 25y

ACTIVITY: Quick combination passing drill that focuses on building to one-touch play.

1) The ball starts w/ one of the outside players and begin the exercise by having that player pass the ball to one of the outside supporting players.

2) The receiving player will then pass the ball inside to the middle player who receives and passes to one of the other outside players.

3) The middle player passes to one of the outside players they immediately switch with one of the other three outside players

4) The player who receives the ball then passes it to one of the wide outside players supporting

them. Keep in mind that they must be aware that they aren’t passing the ball to the outside player who

is switching with the middle player, they must pick one of the outside players who is remaining in their

position.

5) The player who is coming inside must now adjust to the player receiving the ball. The drill is

continuous.

COACHING POINTS:

1) Players should prepare to receive and pass the ball by being

on their toes and having their hips open to the middle of the grid.

2) Players should work on targeting their passes by looking to

pass to a certain foot to help them prepare for one-touch play.

3) Players need to stay focused so that they stay within the

pattern of the drill.

4) Players need to communicate clearly so that they are

prepared for where possession is going in the drill.

5) Players need to move at game speed throughout the drill.