Free Soccer Drills
TECHNICAL
36
Midfield Combination Play | Technical Practice (36-P1)
Set Up / Organisation
Practice 1 of theme 36 Midfield Combination Play, based on the effectiveness of Barcelona’s Busquets, is a technical practice that focuses on control and passing ability.
Set Up / Organisation
A player on the outside of the circle shown must pass the ball into a central player, who must set his teammate with one touch to then play a pass to another outside player. A second ball is then passed to repeat the process, with the passing and setting roles of central players changing.
Progressions & Constraints | 1
- Progression | Inside player to make well timed runs around the outside to combine working a few rotations before changing the inside players.
Progressions & Constraints | 2
- Progression | Initial passing player replacing an inside player after the combination.
Progressions & Constraints | 3
- Progression | Rotational movement between outside players from 2 circles increasing player awareness.
Key Coaching Points
- Tactical | Movement to support and combine, linked with game positioning
- Technical | First touch and weight of pass in combination
- Social | Communicate inside and outside of circle to speed up combinations
Player Challenges | 1
- Quality of the first touch.
Player Challenges | 2
- Timing of movement from in to out and vice versa.
Player Challenges | 3
- Weight and accuracy of passes.
