4v4 Technical Passing | Building Decision-Making in Tight Spaces

Overview

• Who It’s For

Upper elementary through high school

• Numbers

8 players (two teams of 4)

• Field Size

20m × 20m square

• What You Need

2 balls, 4 cones

Objectives

• What This Drill Sharpens

Builds passing accuracy and quick decision-making at the same time

• Main Goals

Stick to your own team’s rules even while other players are working toward different targets on the same field

Stay calm, find your teammates, and keep the ball moving even when you’re mixed in with the other team

Read where your teammates are and support with well-timed movement

• Skills Players Build

Passing accuracy, quality first touch, a wide field of vision, and timing their runs

Setup

Two teams keep the ball moving on the same field, each attacking its own separate direction. Working with different targets sharpens your players’ awareness and decision-making.

１）Set a cone at each corner to mark out a 20m × 20m square

２）Split into two teams of 4 (Team A and Team B)

３）Team A attacks side to side (across the field); Team B attacks end to end (up and down the field)

４）Each team’s two target players wait at the ends of their own attacking direction

５）The two runners from each team play in the central area

６）Keep the ball circulating: keep possession → pass to a teammate → final pass into a target player

７）Go for 2 minutes, then switch the teams