Warm Ups

Challenge Pass and Move Warm Up

Warm up with passing rather than laps

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Passing
Receiving

Challenge Pass and Move Warm Up is a 10-minute warm ups drill for 4-20 players, suitable for Under 5 to Adults at beginner, intermediate 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

10 min

Players

4-20

Pitch size

22 x 18 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Challenge Pass and Move Warm Up1222 x 18 yards

Challenge Pass and Move Warm Up — Pairs facing each other · 22 x 18 yards

Step 1 of 5Pairs pass while moving around the area, avoiding other pairs.

  1. 1. Pairs pass while moving around the area, avoiding other pairs.
  2. 2. Increase the passing distance every 90 seconds.
  3. 3. Add one-touch passing for the final block.
  4. 4. Players pick the challenge level they want to attempt first.
  5. 5. Each player logs a personal best and tries to beat it next week.
  • Ball
  • Pairs working across a marked lane
  • Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

  • -Warm up with passing rather than laps
  • -Get eyes and feet working together early
  • -Build up to session tempo gradually

Setup

  1. 1An open area with players moving freely in a 22 x 18 yards area.
  2. 2Write three personal challenges on a cone at each station.
  3. 3One ball between two.

Coaching instructions

  1. 1Pairs pass while moving around the area, avoiding other pairs.
  2. 2Increase the passing distance every 90 seconds.
  3. 3Add one-touch passing for the final block.
  4. 4Players pick the challenge level they want to attempt first.
  5. 5Each player logs a personal best and tries to beat it next week.

Coaching points

  • -Pass in front of the moving partner
  • -Communicate before receiving
  • -Build the tempo across the rounds
  • -Pick a level that is hard but achievable

Common mistakes

  • -Standing still to pass
  • -Full-power passes from the first minute
  • -Choosing the easy level every time

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