5v2 Rondo Ladder

Objective

• -Keep the ball with quick, accurate passing
• -Use the middle line-splitting pass
• -Defend in pairs to win the ball

Setup

1. 1Circle of five players around a small square.
2. 2Two defenders in the middle in bibs.
3. 3Spare balls with the coach outside.

How to play

1. 1Outside players keep the ball, ten passes wins the round.
2. 2Split pass through the middle counts as three passes.
3. 3Defender who wins it swaps with the player who lost it.

Progressions

• +Two touch then one touch
• +Shrink the area

Regressions

• -Add a sixth outside player
• -Widen the area

Variations

• -Rotating rondo where the passer follows the pass
• -4v2 for smaller groups

Common mistakes

• -Standing still after passing
• -Passing to the player in the defender's shadow
• -Heavy first touch under pressure