Passing
Triangle Passing Overload: 1-to-1 Session
Keep the ball in a 4v1 or 5v2
Passing
Possession
Receiving
Triangle Passing Overload: 1-to-1 Session is a 14-minute passing drill for 1-2 players, suitable for Under 8 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, bibs. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.
Back to drill libraryPassing
Possession
Receiving
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
18 x 18 yards
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Triangle Passing Overload: 1-to-1 Session — Passing triangle · 18 x 18 yards
Step 1 of 4Possession team keeps the ball, aiming to split the defenders.
- 1. Possession team keeps the ball, aiming to split the defenders.
- 2. Defenders swap after a regain or thirty seconds.
- 3. Count consecutive passes for a score.
- 4. Run as an individual session: coach serves, one player works through the reps with rest built in.
- Cones mark the area
- Ball
- Cones mark each station in the shape
- C = coach / server
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Keep the ball in a 4v1 or 5v2
- -Create passing triangles constantly
- -Play out of pressure calmly
Setup
- 1Mark an 18 yard square with a triangle of cones inside.
- 2Four or five in possession, one or two defenders.
- 3Spare balls on the outside for quick restarts.
Coaching instructions
- 1Possession team keeps the ball, aiming to split the defenders.
- 2Defenders swap after a regain or thirty seconds.
- 3Count consecutive passes for a score.
- 4Run as an individual session: coach serves, one player works through the reps with rest built in.
Coaching points
- -Support on angles, never in the shadow of a defender
- -Disguise the pass with the eyes and hips
- -Move immediately after passing
- -Detailed feedback after every rep
- -Quality of contact over volume
Common mistakes
- -Standing flat and square
- -Forcing the split pass
- -Passing too slowly under pressure