Indoor Training: Passing in Groups

Pitch: For each group, 2 cones are set up opposite one another approximately 10 metres apart, so 6 cones in total for 3 groups. The three lanes lie next to one another.

Equipment: 6 cones, 1 ball per group as well as several spare balls.

Players: The players are divided into 3 groups and assigned to the lanes. The first players stand opposite one another, the rest line up behind them. The first player of each group has a ball at the feet.

• The first player of each group plays a ground pass to the player opposite, runs to the opposite side and joins the queue there.
• The partner controls the ball, plays it back to the starting position and also changes sides.
• Keep playing until all players are back at their starting position.
• On the running sections the players can complete running technique drills.

Scoring: Play as a team competition: which group manages the most passes or the most rounds in a set time?

Variations:

• Allow one-touch passing only.
• Control with the left foot and pass with the right foot.
• Control with the right foot and pass with the left foot.
• Play a double one-two with the partner each time.
• Keep the ball in the air using only the inside of the instep or the full instep, so juggle it.

Note: Drill idea by Max Schönijahn.