Rueda de pases - Atlético Madrid
Goal
Equipment
- 4 mannequins
- 1 cone
- Balls
Preparation
- Playing area: 15x15 meters / 16x16 yards
- Players: 9
- Duration: 20 minutes
- Series: 4 of 4 minutes each with 1 minute of passive recovery in between series
| Summary | Secondary Objectives |
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Directly from Atlético Madrid youth academy, an exercise to train a passes combination between several teammates |
Creating space, Support, Receiving to turn, Defender, Midfielder, Forward, Slip, Oriented control, Losing your marker, Pass, Support, Defender, Midfielder, Forward |
Organization
Place the mannequins and the starting cone as shown in the picture. Next to the mannequin in the center is player B, while next to the other mannequin and the starting cone the players are placed in pairs. Ball to player A.
Description
Drill Execution:
- A passes the ball to B
- B returns the ball to A
- A passes the ball on the forward sprint into the space of C
- C passes the ball to D
- D performs a bank for B who has moved to support by going around the mannequin
- D, with a movement behind the mannequin, receives the return lateral pass of teammate B (one-two)
- D passes the ball toward E who comes to receive in front of the mannequin
- E passes toward F waiting at the starting cone
- F starts the exercise again
Correct rotation of players:
- A goes in place of B after passing to teammate C
- B goes in place of C after finishing the combination with D
- C goes in place of D
- D goes in place of E
- E goes in place of A in line waiting for their turn to start
Reverse the starting direction after each series.
Coaching Points
- Encourage players to maintain sustained focus during the exercise to improve technique
- Encourage players to perform the drill at a fast pace
- Speed and quality of ball passing
- Short time between control and passing
- Attack the ball when receiving the pass
- Player C must receive the pass on the run
- Depending on the technical quality of players, one can perform a one-touch drill
