Tempo Rondo Ladder

Objective

• -Keep the ball under pressure in a tight area
• -Find the pass through or around the press
• -Improve body shape and support angles

Setup

1. 1A rondo circle with defenders in the middle in a 14 x 14 yards area.
2. 2Set a visible timer or have an assistant count aloud from the side of the area.
3. 3One ball, bibs for the middle players.

How to play

1. 1Outside players keep the ball away from the middle defenders.
2. 2Ten consecutive passes wins the round.
3. 3The defender who wins the ball swaps with the player who lost it.
4. 4The clock starts the moment the first pass is played in.
5. 5The sequence must reach the end action inside eight seconds or the rep is void.

Progressions

• +Cut the clock to six seconds
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Stretch the clock to twelve seconds
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Reps finished inside five seconds score double
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Passing round the outside only
• -Standing flat on the cone
• -Slow, sideways passing that burns the clock