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Free activity · 100 Possession ActivitiesPass and Move Square
A 4v1 rondo with one rule that changes everything: after you pass, you must move to a different side of the square before you can receive again. Pass and move, made into a score.
Setup
A 10x10 rondo, 4v1, with one rule that changes everything.
How it works
- After you pass, you must move to a different side of the square before you can receive again.
- Six passes is a point.
- Defender swaps on a win.
Scoring
Points in a minute.
- Pass, then go. Never watch.
- Arrive at the new side before the ball needs you.
- Angles, not straight lines.
Make it easier or harder
- Progression 1: Two touches.
- Progression 2: Two defenders, five attackers, same rule.
Coach’s notes
- If It Stalls: Players standing still after passing? The defender gets a free point every time someone stands.
Why it works
Pass-and-move is the most-shouted instruction in youth soccer and the least practiced. Here it is the rule, and the defender gets a free point every time somebody stands and watches their pass.
The angle is the second lesson. Players arriving at a new side on a straight line are easy to cover; players arriving on an angle give the passer a lane.
Where it sits
This is activity 31 of 100 in 100 Possession Activities (Theme 4 · Angles and Support). The book is ten themes of ten rungs each, from a 3v1 square to a full 9v9 transition game, and every activity has its setup, rules, scoring, two progressions, three coaching points and an animated video like the one above.
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100 Possession Activities is a 115-page PDF with 100 animated MP4 videos: rondos, playing out from the back, through the lines, support, switching, overloads, movement, timing, counter-pressing and counter-attacks. Print the page, watch the clip, run the session.