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Ladder Pass and Move Warm Up

Warm up with passing rather than laps

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Ladder 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

24 x 20 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Ladder Pass and Move Warm Up1224 x 20 yards

Ladder Pass and Move Warm Up — 4 gates — score by travelling through · 24 x 20 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 work through the gates in order, starting with the easiest.
  5. 5. Players climb the ladder one level for every clean rep and drop a level on a mistake.
  • Cones mark the area
  • Cone gates to dribble / pass through
  • Ball
  • 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 24 x 20 yards area.
  2. 2Lay a line of gates increasing in difficulty away from the start cone.
  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 work through the gates in order, starting with the easiest.
  5. 5Players climb the ladder one level for every clean rep and drop a level on a mistake.

Coaching points

  • -Pass in front of the moving partner
  • -Communicate before receiving
  • -Build the tempo across the rounds
  • -Earn the next level with control rather than speed

Common mistakes

  • -Standing still to pass
  • -Full-power passes from the first minute
  • -Skipping levels and losing quality

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