Short and Long Passes in Alternation

Pitch: Eight cones form one large and one small square.

Equipment: 8 cones and several balls.

Players: Each station is filled with at least one player; Players A, B, C and D begin at the inner cones.

• Player A passes to Player B and then runs to the outer cone.
• Players B and C do the same.
• Player D passes out to Player A, who plays on out wide to Player B and then runs back inside; in this way the drill continues without a break.

Variations: Player D always has the same passing distance, because Player D plays either from the inside to the outside or from the outside to the inside. Two variations are therefore possible:

• If Player D receives the ball out wide from Player C, the ball is not played inside to Player A; instead Player D dribbles to the inner cone and only then passes to Player A standing on the inside. After that Player D immediately runs back outside. This moves the end position on to Player C, who in turn runs with the ball from the outside to the inside. Note that every player changes position after each of their own passes.
• Player D stays outside after passing; the final position thus moves on to Player C, who then also stays outside, and so on.

Note: After a few rounds the direction of play is changed.