Indoor Training: Star Passing

Pitch: Four cones form the four outside positions of the star, they lie opposite each other in pairs. Opposite each outside position, at a distance of about 8 to 10 metres, stands a tall cone, together the four tall cones form a small square around the centre of the area.

Equipment: 4 cones, 4 tall cones, bibs in four colours, balls.

Players: The players spread out evenly over the four outside cones. The first players at two opposite outside positions have a ball each.

• The first players at the two opposite ends start at the same time with a pass to the team-mate at the tall cone in front of them.
• The team-mate lays the ball back one-touch or with the second touch.
• After the one-two the starting player plays a diagonal ground pass to the right to the next player at the cone.
• Then the starting player moves to the tall cone in the middle, and the player who laid the ball off moves anticlockwise to the next position and lines up there.
• After that the same sequence starts again with a one-two.
• Play takes place as a circuit anticlockwise.

Variations:

• Rotate clockwise, that is, change the passing and running direction.
• Allow one-touch passing only.
• After the first pass the player at the tall cone turns, plays to the next team-mate to the right or to the left and follows the pass.
• Also let the passing with turning be played clockwise and anticlockwise.

Note: Drill idea by Max Schönijahn. The basic set-up corresponds to Star Dribbling as a Circuit, which serves as the basic drill. The passing format can be used after the dribbling as a warm-up or in the main part.