9 min
3-12 players
Warm-up
Passing and directional control work (U12)
Work on passing and directional control with this simple yet incredibly effective drill!
Description
Create groups of 3 players then ask one player to position themselves in the center and the other 2 on the sides. One of the outside players plays the ball to the inside player, who controls while turning to play to the second outside player who lays it off with one-touch play.
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