Rondo & Wide Finish | Linking Midfield Quality with Wing Attacks

Overview

• Run a central rondo (4 players) to simulate winning the ball back
• Two players out wide act as your receivers
• Uses 9 players total on a half field
• The wide receivers take the penetrating pass (the pass that lets them attack)

Objectives

• Sharpen passing accuracy and speed of decisions in midfield
• Nail the quick, accurate switch of play out to your wide players
• Flip into a wing attack fast
• Keep everyone thinking all the way through to the finish

Setup

In this drill your players keep the ball in a central rondo, hunt for the penetrating pass out to a wide player, and carry it all the way through to a wing attack and a finish.

1）Set up a central rondo with 3 players (one on each side plus one more). One player in the middle simulates the defender.

2）The 4 in the rondo keep the ball for about 20 seconds, then play the penetrating pass out to a wide player.

3）The moment the wide player receives, they attack straight toward goal.

4）Another player from inside the rondo makes a run to support the finish.

5）After 5 attacks in a row, switch roles.