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Keeper Rondo

Passing, Ball control, Games. About 10 minutes.

Keepers tonight
KKeeper working SServer or team-mate AAttacker KWaiting
Receive and play round the corner
  1. Side on, so you can see both team-mates.
  2. Let it run across you onto the back foot.
  3. One touch sets it, facing the next pass.
  4. Play it on. Then move.
How it is set up

Setup. A 10 by 10 metre square of cones. Passers stand on the sides, one defender in the middle. Feet only, no gloves.

How it runs. Passers keep the ball away from the defender with two touches. A pass that splits the defender is worth two. If the defender wins it or it leaves the square, whoever lost it swaps into the middle. First to ten passes wins the round.

Coaching points

  1. Move after you pass. Slide along your side so the player on the ball always has two options.
  2. Open body: receive on the back foot so you can see the whole square.
  3. Decide before it arrives. Know where the defender is and where your next pass is.
  4. Pass to the foot furthest from the defender.

Make it harder. One touch when it is on. Then make the square smaller. Then every third pass must be with the weaker foot.

With 4 keepers. Three passers and one defender.