Passing
Y-Shape Combination Passing
Combine in threes to break a line
Passing
Attacking
Receiving
Y-Shape Combination Passing is a 15-minute passing drill for 6-18 players, suitable for Under 5 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, mini goals. 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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Foundation Phase
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Duration
15 min
Players
6-18
Pitch size
30 x 20 yards
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Y-Shape Combination Passing — Y-shape combination · 30 x 20 yards
Step 1 of 3Starter passes into the pivot who sets it back first time.
- 1. Starter passes into the pivot who sets it back first time.
- 2. Starter switches wide to the third player who attacks the exit.
- 3. Everyone follows their pass, swap sides every 8 reps.
- Cones mark the area
- Dashed lines = zones / thirds
- Ball
- Cones mark each station in the shape
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Combine in threes to break a line
- -Time the supporting run
- -Finish the pattern with a pass into a target
Setup
- 1Set a Y of cones: one starter, one pivot, two exits.
- 2Balls at the starting cone.
- 3Mini goals or target players at each exit.
Coaching instructions
- 1Starter passes into the pivot who sets it back first time.
- 2Starter switches wide to the third player who attacks the exit.
- 3Everyone follows their pass, swap sides every 8 reps.
Coaching points
- -Pivot checks away before showing for the ball
- -Set-back weighted into the runner's stride
- -Third player times the run to arrive at pace
- -Pass with the correct surface for the angle
Common mistakes
- -Pivot receiving flat-footed
- -Set-back too heavy or behind the runner
- -Third player leaving too early