Passing
Diamond Rotation Passing: Shadow Pressure
Pass and move with quality
Passing
Receiving
First Touch
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Diamond Rotation Passing: Shadow Pressure is a 14-minute passing drill for 4-16 players, suitable for Under 8 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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Minimal Equipment
Foundation Phase
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Opposed
Under Pressure
Game Realistic
Duration
14 min
Players
4-16
Pitch size
15 x 15 yards
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Diamond Rotation Passing: Shadow Pressure — 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. A shadow defender applies half pressure and can win the ball only after the first touch.
- 5. Rotation: Join the back of each corner queue.
- Ball
- Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
- Two facing lines — pass and follow
- 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.
- 4A shadow defender applies half pressure and can win the ball only after the first touch.
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
- -Take the touch away from pressure
- -Protect the ball with the far foot and body
Common mistakes
- -Passing across the body
- -Standing still after the pass
- -Under-hit passes into feet