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Originally called the "Rondo" drill, but has many names
The Drill is normally used either as a warm up/ fun game / cool down. But actually is a very effective and highly important drill thats used by alot of professional clubs.
The set up consists of 7-8 players on the outside forming a circle, with 2 players on the inside. The 'white' players attempt to pass the ball round and across the circle as much as possible without the defenders 'red' intercepting/deflecting or winning the ball.
- The purpose of the drill is to better the white players ability to receive and pass the ball under pressure, and then to progress to as few touches as possible ideally leading to one touch.
- Teach defenders how to press intelligently
- Improved fitness
Try to encourage competitiveness with the outside players:
- How many consecutive passes
- How long in possession
- How many successful passes 'split' the defenders
Variations:
- Outside player swaps with a defender if his/her pass is intercepted/deflected etc
- 1 point for each successful pass 2 points for each defence splitting pass
- Ban passes to adjacent team mates etc
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