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Cones, pinnies, 1 ball per player
Warm up
Retrieve the ball – Get the
players in pairs with one ball, each pair brings the coach their ball, the
coach throws the ball in some direction giving the players directions
about how they must retrieve the ball and bring it back
3 passes, 2 passes each, 3 different body
parts, 8 passes, etc.
Body
Golf – Setup gates (two cones
close together) around your practice area, see the lowest number of passes
a team can make in getting through all of the gates. Have each pair keep
track of their scores. You may want to keep track of the score for the
entire team and then challenge them to do it again in fewer passes.
Passing with pressure – Now add in
one or two defenders, see how many goals the players can score in 2
minutes, defenders go around blocking the goals but not taking the ball
away.
Fox & hounds – Tag game, one or
two players start with balls and try to hit their team mates below the
waist with the ball. If a player gets hit then they must also get a ball
and help catch the others.
Application
4 v. 4 The Passing Game – Play a
4v4 game in 30X40 yard grid. Put two goals on the end line in the corners.
Scoring is by stopping the ball anywhere on the line or passing through an
open goal. Grid should be setup so it is longer than it is wide.
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