Overview
- A receiving player (1)
- A coach (serves the pass)
- A gate player (holds up a red and a blue cone, or markers)
- Run it with 4 players in about a 20m x 20m space
Objectives
- Build the habit of looking around and deciding before the ball arrives
- Sharpen your players’ ability to stay calm and decide even under pressure
- Improve the quality of their first touch and the speed of their decisions at the same time
Setup
Set up two mini-goals (or gates), one red and one blue, and have players pass into the goal they’re told to. It’s a scan-then-play drill.
1）The receiver gets set, facing the coach
2）Right before the ball comes, they check over their shoulder to see which cone the gate player is holding up (red or blue)
3）At the same moment, the coach plays the ball in
4）Once they receive it, they pass through the gate of the color they saw and into that mini-goal
5）Repeat several times
See the coaching points & progressions
Visualize the movement on an online tactics board,
and share it with your players and staff.
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