Coaching a reverse pass drill

Drill set up Set up the reverse pass drill, as in the diagram above, with players in a circle around 20m in diameter. A cone is placed in the centre of the area – use one ball and start at player A. How to run the drill Player A moves with the ball, as quickly as their control will allow, goes around the cone, and plays a reverse pass to a player on the edge of the area, in this case player F – the orange line. Player A follows the pass to replace player F. The ball must keep moving - player F takes the ball round the cone and he plays a reverse pass to player E - the black line - and so on until everyone has a turn. Key soccer coaching tip You must tell your players their non-kicking foot stays behind the ball, while their kicking foot turns towards the ball from the ankle joint and smartly whips the ball back at an angle. How to advance the drill To progress the drill, players should be encouraged to use their weaker foot. In the diagram, player A would go round the cone to the left, and reverse pass to player C using his left foot. Then take the place of C, who would pass to E.