STYLE TECHNIQUE DRILLS
TEAMWORK BETWEEN TWO PLAYERS
1st drill
Objective:
– Teamwork between two players
Organization:
- 2 players, 1 ball
Dimensions:
- Entire pitch
Task:
– Right angles play, ie. practicing running into empty spaces
– Moving forward, continuous execution
Description:
1: lateral pass and running into empty space
2: pass to the one running into empty space and moving, prep to lateral pass
Distance:
- 2 lengths
2nd drill
Objective:
– Teamwork between two players
Organization:
- 2 players, 1 ball
Dimensions:
- Entire pitch
Task:
– Practicing “Getting behind + double pass” teamwork combination
– Moving forward, continuous execution
Description:
1: lateral pass and getting behind
2: dribbling forward
3: tempo pass to one getting behind and penetrating
4: diagonal pass and moving out for lateral pass
Distance:
- 2 lengths
3rd drill
Objective:
– Teamwork between two players
Organization:
- 2 players, 1 ball
Dimensions:
- Entire pitch
Task:
– Diagonal teamwork combination: Vertical double pass, horizontal double pass
– Moving forward, continuous execution
Description:
1: diagonal pass and running to attacking diagonal
2: diagonal pass and running to defensive diagonal
3: diagonal return pass and running to attacking diagonal
4: diagonal pass and running to attacking diagonal; the players have reached their original positions, the drill is repeated.
Distance:
- 2 lengths
4th drill
Objective:
– Teamwork between two players
Organization:
- 2 players, 1 ball
- After one length, switch roles
Dimensions:
- Entire pitch
Task:
– Diagonal teamwork combination: lateral pass – vertical double pass – horizontal double pass
– Moving forward, continuous execution
Description:
1: pass to side edge and running to opposite side attacking diagonal
2: diagonal pass and running to attacking diagonal
3 – 4: horizontal double pass
4: move back to lateral (side) edge. The players reached their original positions, the drill is repeated.
Distance:
- 2 lengths
5th drill
Objective:
– Teamwork between two players
Organization:
- 2 players, 1 ball
- Switch roles after one length
Dimensions:
- Entire length
Task:
A: up pass – practicing return pass combination
B: return pass – practicing penetration combination
Description:
1: „A”: deep pass and moving to defensive diagonal
2-3: „B”: return pass – penetrating
Distance:
- 2 lengths
6th drill
Objective:
– Teamwork between two players
Organization:
- 2 players, 1 ball
Dimensions:
– Entire pitch
Task:
– Diagonal teamwork combination:
- „A”: vertical double pass – „return pass / penetrating” – return pass
- „B”: horizontal double pass – „up pass / return pass”
– Moving forward, continuous execution
Description:
1: diagonal pass and running to attacking diagonal
2: diagonal pass and running to defensive diagonal
3: diagonal return pass and running to attacking diagonal
4: deep pass and running to defensive diagonal.
5: diagonal return pass
The players switched places, the drill is repeated.
Distance:
- 2 lengths
7th drill
Objective:
– Teamwork between two players
Organization:
– 2 players, 1 ball
Dimensions:
– Entire pitch
Task:
– Diagonal teamwork combination
– Moving forward, continuous execution
Description:
1: diagonal pass and running to attacking diagonal
2: diagonal pass and running to defensive diagonal
3: diagonal return pass
4: dribbling in crossing direction. The player without the ball moves away from the possessing player.
The players switch places.
5: diagonal pass and with penetration, the drill is repeated.
Distance:
- 2 lengths
TEAMWORK BETWEEN THREE PLAYERS
8th drill
Objective:
– Teamwork between three players
Organization:
– 3 players, 1 ball
Dimensions:
- Entire pitch
Task:
– Right angles play, ie. practicing running into empty spaces
– Receiving in opposite direction of arrival
– Moving forward, continuous execution
Description:
1: Pass laterally and sprinting to empty space
2: Right angle pass and sprint to passing inward
3: Pass inward and jogging forward
4: Pass laterally and sprint to empty space
5: Right angle pass and sprint to passing inward
6: Pass inward and jogging forward
Repeat drill from here.
Distance:
- 2 lengths
9th drill
Objective:
– teamwork between three players
Organization:
- 3 players, 1 ball
- Switch after 1 length
Dimensions:
- Entire pitch
Task:
– Double pass – practicing crossing pass combination
– Moving forward, continuous execution
Description:
1: A: diagonal pass and sprint to attacking diagonal
2: B: diagonal pass and sprint to attacking diagonal
3: crossing pass and sprint to attacking diagonal relative to player „B”
Repeat the drill from here.
Distance:
- 2 lengths
10th drill
Objective:
– teamwork between three players
Organization:
- 3 players, 1 ball
- Switching after 1 length
Dimensions:
- Entire pitch
Task:
– Practicing of “return pass – lateral pass – deep pass” combination
– Moving forward, continuous execution
Description:
1: diagonal return pass and penetrating to an attacking diagonal position relative to the pass
2: lateral pass and sprint to attacking diagonal
3: deep pass and sprint to defensive diagonal
Everyone has returned to their original positions. Repeat the drill from here.
Distance:
- 2 lengths
11th drill
Objective:
– teamwork between three players
Organization:
- 3 players, 1 ball
- Switch roles after 1 length
Dimensions:
- Entire pitch
Task:
– Positioning to diagonal play
– Moving forward, continuous execution
Description:
1: diagonal pass and sprint for return pass
2: return pass ad penetrate to deep pass position
3: deep pass and sprint to supporting diagonal
4: tempo pass to the player entering from the right
5: crossing pass and sprint to lateral edge
6: diagonal return pass
Two players switch positions, and the drill repeats from here in the opposite direction, but also moving forward.
Distance:
- 2 lengths
12th drill
Objective:
– teamwork between three players
Organization:
- 3 players, 1 ball
- Switch roles after 1 length
Dimensions:
- Entire pitch
Task:
– Practicing “return pass – diagonal crossing pass” combination
– Moving forward, continuous execution
Description:
1: B: diagonal return pass and sprint to lateral edge relative to the pass while „A” breaks into empty space
2: C: tempo diagonal crossing pass to „A” penetrating and sprint to „A”’s defensive diagonal
Repeat the drill from here, in the opposite direction.
Distance:
- 2 lengths
13th drill
Objective:
– teamwork between three players
Organization:
- 3 players, 1 ball
- Switch roles after 1 length
Dimensions:
- Entire pitch
Task:
– Practicing “return pass – diagonal crossing pass” combination
– Moving forward, continuous execution
Description:
1 – 2: B: diagonal return pass and fake movement toward attacking edge and back
2: „A”: sprinting to „B” ’s attacking diagonal
C: tempo diagonal crossing pass to penetrating „A” then sprint to defensive diagonal
The drill repeats from here, penetrating in the opposite direction.
Distance:
- 2 lengths
14th drill
Objective:
– teamwork between three players
Organization:
- 3 players, 1 ball
- Switch roles after 1 length
Dimensions:
- entire pitch
Task:
– Positioning to two-sided lateral pass
– Moving forward, continuous execution
Description:
1: B: Lateral pass and sprint to diagonal passing position
2: C: Dribbling forward while „A” positions for lateral pass
3: C: Lateral pass and sprint to diagonal passing
Repeat drill from here.
Distance:
- 2 lengths
15th drill
Objective:
– teamwork between three players
Organization:
- 3 players, 1 ball
- Switch roles after 1 length
Dimensions:
- Entire pitch
Task:
– Practicing “Horizontal double pass – diagonal pass” combination
– Moving forward, continuous execution
Description:
1: diagonal return pass and sprint to attacking diagonal
2: diagonal pass
3: diagonal pass to players sprinting to attacking diagonal
The drill repeats from here, penetrating in the opposite direction.
Distance:
- 2 lengths
16th drill
Objective:
– teamwork between three players
Organization:
- 3 players, 1 ball
- Switch roles after 1 length
Dimensions:
- Entire pitch
Task:
– Practicing “horizontal double pass – diagonal pass” combination
– Moving forward, continuous execution
Description:
1: diagonal return pass and sprint to attacking diagonal
2: diagonal pass and sprint to attacking diagonal
3: diagonal pass
During the drill two players switch places. The third player always remains behind the ball, securing defensive diagonal.
The drill repeats from here.
Distance:
- 2 lengths
17th drill
Objective: teamwork between three players
Organization:
- 3 players, 1 ball
Dimensions: entire pitch
Task:
– Practicing „ up pass/return pass – crossing pass – penetrate” combination
– Moving forward, continuous execution
Description:
1: „A” : diagonal pass and sprint to lateral edge
2: „B”: diagonal pass and penetrate into attacking diagonal
3: „C”: dribbling forward, A: sprint to attacking diagonal
„A” and „C” switch places, and the drill repeats from here, but now, to the left and at this time, „B” and „C” will switch places.
Distance: 2 lengths
18th drill
Objective:
– teamwork between three players
Organization:
- 3 players, 1 ball
- Switch roles after 1 length
Dimensions: entire pitch
Task:
– Double pass – practicing crossing pass combination
– Moving across, continuous execution
Description:
- 2: horizontal double pass, B: sprint to attacking diagonal
3-4: up pass – return pass
5: B: return pass and sprint to attacking diagonal relative to the pass
6: C steps into B’s place
The drill repeats from here.
Distance:
- 2 lengths
TEAMWORK BETWEEN FOUR PLAYERS
19th drill
Objective:
– teamwork between four players
Organization:
- 4 players, 1 ball
- Switch roles after 1 length
Dimensions: entire pitch
Task:
– Practicing ” up pass/return pass – crossing pass – penetrate” combination
– Moving forward, continuous execution
Description:
1 – 2 – 3: up pass – return pass – crossing pass combination
3: Every player sprints to the places shown
4: deep pass and the drill repeats from here.
Distance:
- 2 lengths
20th drill
Objective:
– teamwork between four players
Organization:
- 4 players, 1 ball
- Switch roles after 1 length
Dimensions: entire pitch
Task:
– Practicing ” up pass/return pass ” combination
– Moving forward, continuous execution
Description:
1: deep pass and sprint to attacking diagonal ready to receive return pass
2: return pass and penetration to attacking edge. „A” moves to the position T3 vacated by other player
The drill repeats from here.
Distance:
- 2 lengths