Passing
Diamond Rotation Passing: 1-to-1 Session
Pass and move with quality
Passing
Receiving
First Touch
Diamond Rotation Passing: 1-to-1 Session is a 14-minute passing drill for 1-2 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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Receiving
First Touch
Technical Practice
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
1-to-1
Minimal Equipment
Foundation Phase
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Individual Development
Small Group
Duration
14 min
Players
1-2
Pitch size
15 x 15 yards
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Diamond Rotation Passing: 1-to-1 Session — Two lines working across the area · 15 x 15 yards
Step 1 of 5Pass around the diamond and follow your pass to the next cone.
- 1. Pass around the diamond and follow your pass to the next cone.
- 2. Change direction on the coach's call.
- 3. Add a second ball once the pattern is smooth.
- 4. Run as an individual session: coach serves, one player works through the reps with rest built in.
- 5. Rotation: Join the back of each corner queue.
- Ball
- Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
- Two facing lines — pass and follow
- C = coach / server
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Pass and move with quality
- -Open the body to receive
- -Build a passing rhythm
Setup
- 1Four cones in a diamond, players at each corner.
- 2One or two balls in the pattern.
- 3Spare players join the back of each corner queue.
Coaching instructions
- 1Pass around the diamond and follow your pass to the next cone.
- 2Change direction on the coach's call.
- 3Add a second ball once the pattern is smooth.
- 4Run as an individual session: coach serves, one player works through the reps with rest built in.
Coaching points
- -Weight the pass to the receiver's back foot
- -Open the hips before the ball arrives
- -Communicate with a name and a call
- -Detailed feedback after every rep
- -Quality of contact over volume
Common mistakes
- -Passing across the body
- -Standing still after the pass
- -Under-hit passes into feet