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LOGINPassing chaos
Develop your players’ ability to pass with their heads up to see what is coming. Help them pass in corridors of traffic but with limited chances of any collisions.
WHY USE IT
Avoiding collisions means looking ahead but still looking to take a pass. Expect mistakes if players don’t focus enough on what is in front of them.
set up
Twelve cones of two different colours and two balls.
HOW TO PLAY
ACTIVITY: Put three players at one end of the box on one set of coloured cones and three players at the opposite end on another set of coloured cones. They run down the box, receiving a pass from a feeder at the edge and moving the ball along the line to the other feeder. They turn and repeat. They should do one repetition there and back before changing positions. Restart if there is a dropped ball.
DEVELOPMENT: Have the players run back at an angle on the return leg (see the middle and bottom illustrations). Change the dimensions of the box.
Coaching points
- Run straight, look up and pass when the receiver is in space.
- Keep the ball above hip height when you pass.
- Look ahead and then look at the receiver.
- One set of players runs from red cone to red cone
- The feeder passes to the first group and then turns to receive the ball from the other group
- The other set of players run from blue cone to blue cone
- The players turn when they reach the end of the box and repeat
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- After completing one length, the players turn and run back at an angle
- Now they are running at a different coloured cone, they have to adjust their running lines and pass without colliding
- When they turn again, they can either run straight or change angle, depending on what you shout
Dan Cottrell
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