6. Four Corner Golf
How the Drill Works:
Players attempt to pass their soccer balls from one square to the other in the least number of passes! Players count their passes as if they were playing golf. Player with the lowest score at the end of the round wins.
Purpose:
Fun activity for players to develop their passing accuracy and weight.
Diagram:
Setup:
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- Set up four 3×3-yard square zones in a rectangular pattern. Zones should be 12-18 yards away from each other. Adjust the distance according to skill level.
- Have the players separate into groups of four to six players and start inside a square zone. No more than 12 players per rectangle. Setup another rectangle with four square zones if there are more than 12 players.
- Each player should have a soccer ball.
- Each player should complete at least 12 zones. Add more zones as needed. Players keep track of their individual scores.
Instructions:
- One player at a time passes their soccer ball towards the next square zone, attempting to pass it with the right amount of power and accuracy so that the ball comes to a stop inside the square.
- If the ball does not stop inside the square, players continue passing the ball until it does.
- Players count each pass they attempt as if they were playing golf.
- After each player has gotten their soccer ball in the square zone, the players then attempt to pass their ball, one-by-one, into the next square.
- Each player should keep track of their score and complete 12 square zones. Add more zones as needed.
Variations:
Weak foot – Players can only pass with their weak foot.
Distance – Vary the distance between square zones to increase, or decrease, the difficulty.
Coaching Points:
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- Teach the players to use the inside of their foot to make accurate passes.
- Show the players to point their plant foot towards their target.
- Remind the players that their passing weight is important to keep the ball inside the square.
- Challenge the players to complete each square zone in the least number of passes!
