Passing Exercises

By: Dick Bate - Cardiff City Academy

Activity #1: Developing Possession Skills

Organization:

• Games of three attackers opposing one defender in a restricted area
• Two games of three attackers opposing one defender in a restricted area
• Either two games of 3 v 1 or two games of 4 v 2

Diagram #1

Activity #2:

Organization:

• In an area of 40 yards x 30 yards
• 5 v 5 + 2 with targets
• The two neutral players and two outside players are on the team in possession

Diagram #2

Activity #3:

Organization:

• A game involving three teams of four players
• One team has two defenders in the area where the ball is being passed and two more in the middle zone
• As the ball is transferred from one group of four to the other, the defending pairs change zones

Diagram #3