Passing in 8s

Pitch: Six cones mark the positions.

Equipment: 6 cones and several balls.

Players: Four ball distributors stand back to back in the centre, two to three metres apart from each other; two players stand at each side.

• The player on the left starts with the ball and dribbles forward a little.
• This player passes to the first ball distributor, who passes exactly into the run of the player on the right-hand side.
• The receiver takes the ball and passes to the second ball distributor.
• This distributor passes to the left into the run of the left-hand player.
• The left-hand player takes the ball and plays a diagonal pass to the right-hand player on the opposite side.
• The sequence is identical on the other side.

Variations: Only one-touch play is allowed.