FineSoccer Drill 91

Here is a simple activity that works on the weighting of passes, the accuracy of passes, movement off the ball and communications.

Start with two lines (4-5 people per line) approximately 20 yards apart (while everyone says you shouldn't use lines in training, if you keep people moving quickly enough there really isn't anything wrong with it in terms of organization).  The first person in line A passes the ball to the front of line B and follows the pass and ends up in the back of line B.  The first person in B (Player 1B)starts toward the ball as if she is going to receive it but instead steps over the ball and quickly goes wide.  The second person in line B (Player 2B) plays the ball first time out wide to the 1B who then plays it back to 2B for a wall pass.  2 B then passes the ball towards the front of line A and follows the pass at which time it starts over in the opposite direction.  1B goes to the second spot in line B and becomes the next 2B.See diagram below for the movement

In this small sequence, we have players passing and moving, players dummying balls, showing proper support with angles, proper pacing of passes and communication.  With 4 people per line, the players will get plenty of touches and movement.

Other variations you can do with this activity would include overlapping runs (2B overlaps around 1B to get the ball back), double passes (1B could receive the ball from 2B, spin off and get the double pass) and almost any other combination you want.

This is just a simple example of how you can take a common exercise and accomplish so much more with it by using some creativity.

Give this a try and let me know what you think on the FineSoccer Forum

Have a great day!

Lawrence