Two-Player Passing to Shake Markers | Break the Back Line with Movement

Overview

• Club and school teams, U-13 and up
• You want to sharpen your players’ passing combinations
• You want to work on losing a marker and reading the play
• You’re after quick, accurate passing
• You want to add more ways to break down a defense in games

Objectives

• Work with your partner to pass your way past several markers
• Sharpen fast, accurate decisions in tight spaces
• Get better at shaking a marker and finding the right support angle
• Learn to read each other and rotate positions on the fly
• Build technique that carries straight over to build-up play and breaking down a defense in games

Setup

In a 20m x 30m area with three markers set up, a pair works the ball forward by mixing one- and two-touch passes.

1）Set up a 20m x 30m field and place three markers (cones, bibs, or players) in the middle zone

2）Two working players start on the same line with one ball

3）Start slow and play around with a mix of one-touch and two-touch passes

4）Beat the markers with your partner and work your way to the far goal line

5）Once you get there, go back the other way and repeat

6）As players settle in, pick up the pace and push for quicker decisions and sharper passes

7）After 5 minutes, swap in a new pair