Passing

Finishing Passing Gate Channel

Repeat accurate passing through tight gates

Passing

First Touch

Receiving

Finishing Passing Gate Channel is a 14-minute passing drill for 4-18 players, suitable for Under 5 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.

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Passing

First Touch

Receiving

Technical Practice

Beginner

Intermediate

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Full Squad

Minimal Equipment

Foundation Phase

Youth Friendly

Adult Suitable

Finishing

Duration

14 min

Players

4-18

Pitch size

30 x 16 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Finishing Passing Gate Channel — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · 30 x 16 yards

Step 1 of 5Pairs travel down the channel passing through each gate in turn.

1. Pairs travel down the channel passing through each gate in turn.
2. The receiver must control beyond the gate before returning the ball.
3. Turn at the end and work back down the channel.
4. Every sequence starts with a pass out and ends with a strike on goal.
5. Goals score one, first-time finishes score two, and rebounds must be followed in.

Cones mark the area
Full goal
GK = goalkeeper
C = coach serving, S = second server
Ball
Cones mark the keeper's starting positions
Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
Keeper distributes back to the server
Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

-Repeat accurate passing through tight gates
-Improve first touch away from the gate
-Add travelling passes on the move

Setup

1A channel with three passing gates spaced along it in a 30 x 16 yards area.
2Set a goal at the end of the area with a keeper or a target zone if no keeper is available.
3One ball per pair and a spare at the coach's feet.

Coaching instructions

1Pairs travel down the channel passing through each gate in turn.
2The receiver must control beyond the gate before returning the ball.
3Turn at the end and work back down the channel.
4Every sequence starts with a pass out and ends with a strike on goal.
5Goals score one, first-time finishes score two, and rebounds must be followed in.