Pressing vs Passing

5 v 5 or 6 v 6... One side starts passing, with 1 presser from the other team. Every 3 passes another presser joins in from the other side If the pressing team wins possession, they try and transfer the ball to their team on the other half of the pitch and they become the possession team Transferring the ball gets you 5 bonus points. A pass = 1 point. So you can clear the ball out if you're the pressing team. But you don't get any bonus points when you start your go.

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Pass and Move Pressing

Pass and Move Football Drills

Layoff Passing Warmup

A simple passing warmup, with players moving up the pitch while passing to two stationary ...

Pivot pass and move

Players on 4 corners and 1 as a pivot in the middle. If the pass is played to the pivot in...

Diamond passing warmup

Receive the first pass on a pancake, split out wide to receive the second pass on the half...

3rd Man Runs - two ends

A semi-uncontested run through of 3rd man runs / patterns of play.

Y passing drill

Y formation pass and move drill.

Pass and move pancakes

2 teams line up on matching sets of pancakes. After each pass, the passing player must mov...

1-2 Jinking Shooting Drill

Simple jink, 1-2 then shoot.

Endzone Game - 2 Directions Version

Teams have to get the ball from one side to the other. Basically the endzone game but with...

Spanish Corners

Similar to the 4 corners game but you can only score in the two attacking corners and ther...

4 Corners Game

4 vs 4 or similar. Teams get a point by passing to a player in one of the 4 corners. V...

4v4 quadrants with feeders

Neutral feeders around the outside. 4 vs 4 in the middle. Teams try and maintain position ...

Touchdown football (endzones)

Small sided game. 3 vs 3 (or similar numbers). Pass to a teammate in the endzone and touch...

4 vs 3 Endzone Game

2 endzones with a player in each. Two teams of players in the middle - one team is the pos...

Possession Clock

Possession clock drill. Keep possession for 1 minute. Once a team has kept possession for ...

Pressing Drill with Scoring Gate

Two teams of 4 or 5. One pivot per team, who moves along the line of pancake cones. Te...

Progressive Rondo

A rondo with 3 areas - progress the ball from one side to another.

Layoff / Pivot Warmup

Players move up the pitch in pairs, with 3 pivot players spreading the play to the opposit...

4 Box Rondo

Use this four box rondo to encourage the players to be alert, and confident when under pre...

Pivot & Winger Build Out

Build out from the back. The defensive players have to play a bounce pass with a pivot in ...

Rondo into Possession Drill

Start with a rondo. 6 or 7 around the outside of 2 defenders. Defenders hold bib. Phas...

1 v 1 (numbered players)

Kids number themselves 1 to 7 Played on a shortened pitch and the kids line up to the sid...

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2 v 1 with gates

2 gates to start. pairs of attackers try to score past 1 defender and a keeper. Point is t...

Short pitch 1 v 1 with feeders

Short pitch, 1 v 1. 1 player starts with a ball. They can either dribble 1 v 1 and try to ...

Pancake rondo for movement

A pentagon of pancakes with 1 pancake in the middle too. 4 players passing and one presser...

Scanning shoulder drill

We've done this a couple of times. Three receivers in the middle. Two pressers. The re...

3rd Man Runs

Pairs of players start at each end of the pitch. There are two central players. The pairs ...

Pressing Football Drills