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Wide Channel Rotating Diamond

Build clean passing angles in a rotating shape

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Wide Channel Rotating Diamond is a 14-minute passing drill for 4-16 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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Duration

14 min

Players

4-16

Pitch size

26 x 26 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Wide Channel Rotating Diamond123426 x 26 yards

Wide Channel Rotating Diamond — Passing diamond · 26 x 26 yards

Step 1 of 5Ball travels round the diamond with players following their pass.

  1. 1. Ball travels round the diamond with players following their pass.
  2. 2. Every fourth pass is played across the diamond to switch the pattern.
  3. 3. Change direction on the coach's call.
  4. 4. The practice is started by a pass into one of the wide channels.
  5. 5. End actions only count when the ball has travelled through a wide channel first.
  • Cones mark the area
  • Ball
  • Cones mark each station in the shape
  • Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

  • -Build clean passing angles in a rotating shape
  • -Link the pass to the movement that follows it
  • -Improve weight and accuracy of the ball

Setup

  1. 1Four cones in a diamond with a player on each in a 26 x 26 yards area.
  2. 2Mark five-yard channels down both touchlines with flat cones.
  3. 3One ball to start, spares beside the coach.

Coaching instructions

  1. 1Ball travels round the diamond with players following their pass.
  2. 2Every fourth pass is played across the diamond to switch the pattern.
  3. 3Change direction on the coach's call.
  4. 4The practice is started by a pass into one of the wide channels.
  5. 5End actions only count when the ball has travelled through a wide channel first.

Coaching points

  • -Open the body before the ball arrives
  • -Pass to the back foot
  • -Follow the pass at pace
  • -Attack the outside shoulder and deliver early rather than over-dribbling

Common mistakes

  • -Standing still after passing
  • -Passing into the wrong foot
  • -Everything funnelling into a crowded middle

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