Pressure Passing Gate Channel

Pitch diagram

Objectives

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

Setup

1. 1A channel with three passing gates spaced along it in a 24 x 10 yards area.
2. 2Position a recovering defender behind each working player, starting two yards back.
3. 3One ball per pair and a spare at the coach's feet.

Coaching instructions

1. 1Pairs travel down the channel passing through each gate in turn.
2. 2The receiver must control beyond the gate before returning the ball.
3. 3Turn at the end and work back down the channel.
4. 4The defender is released the moment the ball leaves the server's foot.
5. 5The working player scores by completing the action before pressure arrives; the defender scores by blocking it.

Common mistakes

• -Passing behind the moving partner
• -Stopping the ball dead at every gate
• -Facing your own goal and getting trapped by the press