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Objective of the Practice:
This practice is designed to improve changes of direction, controlling and playing the ball in one movement,
first time passing and Intercepting passes.
Field Preparation:
 Area 20 x 20 yards. 6 players. Supply of balls. Cones. Colored bibs.
Coaching Points:
The aim of this exercise is to make sure of retaining possession of the ball as long as possible by dribbling and dummying, but especially by frequently inter-passing with the four players positioned in the four corners of the playing area. The player in the middle with the ball is put under strong pressure by the continual challenge of the other player and by the way in which the situation is repeatedly changing. In combining with the corner players, the player will try as often as possible to control their passes and play the ball away again all in one movement. If a player pretends to make a pass before actually doing so or pretends to sprint away in another direction, he will succeed in completely surprising and outplaying his challenger. The pace can be kept up by controlling and
passing the ball around as quickly as possible.
The opponent in the middle can win the ball in a direct tackle or else try to anticipate passes as they come back from the players in the corners.
Method
The playing area is determined by four players each one standing in a corner of the square, with the other two players within this square. The man with the ball can use the four corner players to exchange passes. The roles
are changed after a certain time.
Variations
- The players in the middle can play as they wish.
- The corner players have to play the ball back first time.
- The corner players can pass the ball to each other if the player in the middle is marked.
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