Italian Passing Awareness Drill

Objective of the Practice:
This exercise is designed to work on each players’ quick decision making and passing skills.

Field Preparation
7 Players
Area 10 x 10 Yards
Supply of Balls and Cones

Coaching Points
Place 2 players at each gate (cones) and one player at one gate. (As in the diagram above). The object of the
drill is to pass the ball to the gate with 2 players and then run to the gate with one player. There should never be a gate with three players.

Focus On:
Quality “first touch”.
Accuracy and Pace of the pass.
Disguising the pass.
Explosive movement with the ball.

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