Diagonal, Lateral Movement

Skills

Preliminary Moves & Passing.

Purpose

A warm up drill for passing ahead of moving players, so they can run onto the ball.

Difficulty

Basic

Groups of

Balls/grp

Cones

Setup
Create a 4m wide lane, with cones littered at 3m intervals along each line. Distribute all the balls to players in line (A)
Step 1
First (A) and (B) are a pair. (B) leads towards (1) and (A) passes diagonally across the lane to them

(A) must pass just in front so (B) can run onto the ball without waiting for it to arrive
Step 2
(A) runs to (2) and receives a lateral (sideways) pass from (B)

Again, catch must be taken on-the-move

Move quickly to the next station after passing
Step 3
Passing continues (diagonally, then laterally) to each cone in sequence
Step 4
After the lap is complete, work back the other way, however line (A) leads and (B) passes first.

This ensures players rotate being the diagonal and lateral passer.