Four-Corner Passing & First Touch | A Core Drill to Sharpen Accuracy and Decision-Making

Overview

• All ages, from youth clubs to academy teams
• U10 and up who are learning the fundamentals of passing
• Players who want to tighten up their individual technique
• Players who need to make quicker decisions in tight spaces

Objectives

• Learn how to strike an accurate pass
• Raise the quality of that first touch
• Speed up decision-making in tight spaces
• Build the habit of keeping the ball moving at a good tempo
• Sharpen support positioning and awareness of what’s around them

Setup

Set up a 15m x 15m square with a player on each corner, feeding passes to one player working in the middle.

1）Mark out a 15m x 15m square using 4 cones.

2）Put a player on each of the four corners.

3）One player sets up in the middle and gets ready.

4）The corner players feed passes into the middle, one after another.

5）As the middle player receives, they kill it quickly with their first touch.

6）They find the next supporting player and fire an accurate pass back.

7）Run it for 1-2 minutes, then rotate roles.