Drill Objective:
This drill is a great small sided soccer game that focuses on passing in
numbers up situations This is a fun drill and the kids will love it!
Drill Setup:
Set up a grid that is 12 X 12 yards. Organize the team into groups
of four. One of the four players should wear an alternate jersey and
be the designated defender (guarder of the castle). Take a ball and
place it on the top of a disc cone in the middle of the grid, this
will become the “castle”. If you do not have disc cones, a tall cone
will work just as good.
 Drill Instructions:
It will be up to the 3 attackers to pass the ball around the
defender in the grid in attempt to knock down the castle with a pass.
The castle is considered knocked down when the ball is knocked off the
cone or the tall cone is knocked down with a pass.
Drill Coaching Points:
- Instruct players to get their heads up to find the pass.
- Make sure the players are passing the ball with proper weight on
the ball.
- Make sure players are moving about the grid in order to find
open space. Make sure players know it is ok to dribble the ball to
space or beat the defender before making the pass.
- Make sure players are making the easiest decisions when passing.
Drill Variations
- Depending on the age level and skill of the players, you can
remove the 12 x 12 grid limitations, or make the grid smaller for
very skilled players.
- If players are standing next to the cone, you can build a 3x3
grid and not allow players to step into that small grid.
- Require players to complete a certain number of passes before
they are allowed to knock down the castle.
- Play 1v1 and focus on dribbling skills.
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