Passing

Two-Touch Passing Gate Channel

Repeat accurate passing through tight gates

Passing

First Touch

Receiving

Two-Touch Passing Gate Channel is a 12-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

Advanced

Full Squad

Minimal Equipment

Foundation Phase

Youth Friendly

Adult Suitable

Two Touch

Duration

12 min

Players

4-18

Pitch size

26 x 12 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Two-Touch Passing Gate Channel — 3 gates — score by travelling through · 26 x 12 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. Ball enters from the coach and the first receiver is on two touches from that moment.
5. Count completed sequences under the touch limit — best of three 3-minute rounds.

Cones mark the area
Cone gates to dribble / pass through
Ball
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 26 x 12 yards area.
2Place a marker at every receiving position so players know where to set the ball before it arrives.
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.
4Ball enters from the coach and the first receiver is on two touches from that moment.
5Count completed sequences under the touch limit — best of three 3-minute rounds.