cutback after every 3 touches; and v) having them do any move they want, as long as it is as quickly it is
done at pace.
Centre Circle Game for Dribbling, Passing and Sprinting
Set-up and Directions: This exercise uses a playing area 40 yards long and 30 yards wide. Set up a circle
with a diameter of 5 yards in the centre of the playing the area, using flags or large cones. Place one or
two gates (2 small cones 1 yard apart) randomly on the edges of all four sides of the playing area.
However, each gate must be at least 10 yards from the nearest one. Have a player stand in each of these
gates. Direct the rest of your players to stand inside the circle with a ball each (Figure 8.8a).
Figure 8.8a(Note: to determine how many gates you will need, divide your players into two equal groups and use the
number of players per group)
When ready, direct the players in the centre circle to dribble towards a different player standing in a gate.
When they are approximately 5 yards away from the player they are dribbling towards, have them play a
pass to that player’s feet and then take the player’s spot between the gate (Figure 8.8b).
As soon as the player standing between the gate receives the pass, they must dribble through the centre
circle and then towards a player standing at any of the gates around the playing area (Figure 8.8c). As
before, they should make a pass to the player standing in the gate when they are approximately 5 yards
away and then take that player’s spot.