12 min
6-18 players
Technical
Passing drills with lateral support and high support (U9)
Passing circuit with variations to work on all surfaces of the foot, ideal for youth categories such as U11 or U13.
Description
Place 3 cones in a triangle shape and place 2 players at each cone (see animation). The exercise starts with a one-two pass between A and B. Player A will then play a through ball to C. The latter controls, then finishes with dribbling back to the starting point, before laying it off to the next ...
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