Pressure passing

Game setup

• Set up a circle of cones about 10m in diameter (you can use the centre circle).

The rules

• One player stands in the middle, the rest space themselves out equally around the edge of the circle.
• The player in the middle receives the ball from a player on the edge, controls it, turns and passes to another player.
• As soon as he or she passes the ball out, a second ball is played in from the edge of the circle. As soon as this ball is passed out to a player on the edge of the circle the first ball is played in again and so on.
• The central player has to run quickly backwards and forwards to provide passes to the rest of the circle.
• Swap players after one minute.​

Communicate

• Stress the importance of good, crisp and accurate passing. Insist the central player gets their head up and looks at the target
  
• Vary the game by only allowing two touches, then one touch.
  
• Played properly, this is an intensive and fun workout.