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Attacking

Passing and control - 2 touch

A practice to improve players passing and control.

Key objectives

Quality of the pass – accuracy, pace, weight
Open body shape
Know what your next pass is early
One or two touch - players make decisions
Communication

Organisation

Area: 20 x 20 metres, gates 1 metre
5 players as per diagram, use mannequins or cones for middle area
Pass into middle player, with max two touch he plays it out to any of three other outside players, they play diagonal to another player and process starts again
Rotate middle player every two minutes, can play competition middle player get point for two touch play and scoring through outside gates.

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