Up-and-back to Receive in the Middle

Skills

Preliminary Moves & Passing, Footwork & Agility, Goalie Preliminary Moves.

Purpose

Perform straight leads, then double-back to receive. Required fast feet and change of direction to progress smoothly.

Difficulty

Basic

Groups of

Balls/grp

Cones

Setup
Create a 5-8m square for each pair with a cone in the middle. Pairs choose a worker (A) and feeder (B). If you don't have enough balls/space, make groups of 3 with one sitting out each time.
Step 1
(A) starts in the middle cone and runs diagonally to a station. At the station, step out and anchor the outer foot, then push off to change momentum 180 degrees.

For every run, (A) should be looking at (B) throughout
Step 2
(A) runs backs to the middle cone and receives from (B)
Step 3
(A) passes back to (B) then sets off to the next cone in sequence (clockwise or anti) and repeats

Remember (A) must always watch (B) - this is harder for runs away from (B)
Step 4
After 1 minute, change roles.