10 min
8-24 players
Warm-up
Warm-up with Carlo Ancelotti's Y passing drill (Seniors)
A very simple exercise to set up and ideal as a warm-up. It was used by Carlo Ancelotti at Bayern Munich and combines different aspects: passing, timing, movement, and dribbling.
Description
Arrange 4 cones in a Y shape (see animation) then place 2 players at each cone. Feel free to duplicate the drill and separate the players to avoid having more than 2 players per cone.
The ball source is located at the "foot" of the Y and the exercise proceeds as follows:
1. The 1st player (A) w...
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