Under 10 Drill - "Four Grid Passing"

Start with a 30 x 30 grid and divide into 4 equal parts.

The two primary rules are:

• At no point may a team possess the ball and have more than two players in any of the smaller grids
• When a player passes the ball, they must sprint into a different grid

If there are more than 2 players in a grid when a team has the ball, they immediately lose possession of the ball. If a player passes the ball and doesn't immediately sprint to a different grid, they immediately lose possession of the ball.

When a team wins the ball (transitions from defense to offense, there is a slight delay allowed so that the players have time to sprint to spread the field. Three players (or more) are allowed in the same grid on so enough time needs to be allowed so the players can get to the appropriate spacing.In the beginning, it might be best to have one or two neutral players in this game so that whichever team has the ball has 7 v 5. Even with these neutral players, the same rules would apply (no more than 2 attacking players in a grid at a time and a sprint to a different grid after a pass).

This is a great game to work on possession, movement off the ball and communication.