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Box Passing with Defender (Rondo)

Box passing drill with a defender in the middle.

Setup

Set up a box. Attacking players set up between the cones (zone) defender in the middle. Cones 5m apart. Attacking players

Objective & Coaching Points

Defender needs to know when to engage to be able to tackle / intercept the ball and win the ball. Players on the outside staying in movement and assessing where they need to be / go. Great exercise for players starting out.

Extension & Progression

This game you can make it a circle as well or a bigger square with lots more people. More people you add on the outside you can then add another one on the inside as a defender. Another addition is the ball playing team have 2 touches to speed up.

Requirements & Equipment

Balls
Bibs
Cones
Flat Discs
Bounce Boards
Goalkeeper

Training Area

Small Area
Circle
Eighth Turf
Quarter Turf
Half Turf
Full Turf