Possession
5v2 Rondo Ladder
Keep the ball with quick, accurate passing
Possession
Passing
First Touch
5v2 Rondo Ladder is a 12-minute possession drill for 7-21 players, suitable for Under 8 to Adults at intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, bibs, 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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Passing
First Touch
Technical Practice
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Minimal Equipment
Foundation Phase
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Rondo
Tempo
Duration
12 min
Players
7-21
Pitch size
12 x 12 yards
Ability levels
Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
5v2 Rondo Ladder — 5v2 possession — keep the ball away from the middle · 12 x 12 yards
Step 1 of 3Outside players keep the ball, ten passes wins the round.
- 1. Outside players keep the ball, ten passes wins the round.
- 2. Split pass through the middle counts as three passes.
- 3. Defender who wins it swaps with the player who lost it.
- Cones mark the area
- Ball
- Blue = possession team, dark = defenders in the middle
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Keep the ball with quick, accurate passing
- -Use the middle line-splitting pass
- -Defend in pairs to win the ball
Setup
- 1Circle of five players around a small square.
- 2Two defenders in the middle in bibs.
- 3Spare balls with the coach outside.
Coaching instructions
- 1Outside players keep the ball, ten passes wins the round.
- 2Split pass through the middle counts as three passes.
- 3Defender who wins it swaps with the player who lost it.
Coaching points
- -Open body shape before receiving
- -Move to a new passing angle after every pass
- -Disguise the pass and play on the back foot
- -Defenders press as a pair, never in a line
Common mistakes
- -Standing still after passing
- -Passing to the player in the defender's shadow
- -Heavy first touch under pressure