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Triangle Passing Variation 2: One-Two and Overlap

Add the overlap run to a passing triangle so players groove the one-two and the sprint past the receiver, not just the pass itself.

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Duration
10 min
Total drill time
Players
3
Recommended
Pitch
18 × 18 m
Setup space
Level
Beginner
Skill required
Intensity
Medium
Physical demand
Age band
U6-U8
Any format

Setup & instructions

Three cones in a triangle about 12 yards a side, one player on each, one ball. The player with the ball passes into a teammate and immediately sprints around the outside of him. The receiver does not control and does not turn: one touch, into the space the runner is heading for. The runner takes it beyond, then switches the ball to the third point and jogs back to his own cone. The next player repeats it into the next teammate, so the overlap goes round the triangle. Two touches maximum outside the set.

Setup time: 2 min

Tactical breakdown

A passing triangle without runs teaches the ball to travel and nothing else. Players learn to strike it accurately from a standing start, which is a real skill and also the one part of passing that a match rarely asks for on its own. Adding the overlap changes what the exercise is about: now the pass is a trigger for movement, and the quality of the pass is judged by whether the run it started actually works.

The overlap is one of the few attacking runs that reliably creates a problem without any deception. A defender facing the ball has to decide whether to follow the runner outside or stay with the man in possession, and either choice opens something. In a triangle this decision does not exist, so what is being trained is purely the mechanics: the timing of the run, the angle of it, and the set that releases it.

Timing is the detail that decides everything downstream. Start the run as the ball leaves your foot and the set can be played first time, which is the whole point. Start it when the ball arrives and the receiver has to hold it, the run turns into a jog, and the exercise has quietly become a pass and follow.

The second detail is which side the run goes. Round the outside is an overlap and it stretches the pitch. Cutting inside is an underlap, which is a different pass and a different problem for a defence. Both are worth training, but they should not happen by accident in the same rep, so make the runner call it.

Running three cycles, one per player, means everybody does the hardest job once and finishes on their own cone. That matters more than it sounds: patterns that drift out of shape need resetting every lap, and the reset is where the tempo goes.

How to run this drill

  1. Mark a triangle and put a player on each cone. About 12 yards a side, one ball. Keep the sides even so the switch pass at the end of each cycle is the same distance every time.
  2. Pass into a teammate and overlap him. The run goes round the outside of the receiver and starts as the ball leaves your foot. Call which side you are going so the set can be weighted for it.
  3. Set it first time into the run. The receiver does not control and does not turn. One touch into the space the overlapper is heading for, weighted so he never has to break stride.
  4. Take it beyond and switch to the third point. The overlapper collects on the move, carries it out, then plays the third player at the remaining cone. Two touches at most keeps the tempo honest.
  5. Recover to your own cone. Jog straight back while the ball is at the far point. No walking: the recovery is part of the rep and it is what lets the pattern loop cleanly.
  6. Rotate the overlap round the triangle. The player who has just received starts the next cycle into the next teammate, so after three cycles everybody has overlapped once and is back where they started.

Coaching focus

FROM SESSION PLAN

Coaching points

  • The overlap starts as the ball leaves your foot, not when it arrives
  • Run round the outside of the receiver, never cut inside him
  • The set is one touch and it goes into space, never back to the feet
  • Call the run so the receiver knows which side you are going
  • Jog back to your cone straight away: no walking between reps

Common mistakes

  • Overlapping late, so the runner arrives after the set has been played
  • The receiver turning out instead of setting, which wastes the run
  • Setting to the feet rather than into the space ahead of the run

Progressions & regressions

VARIATIONS

Progressions

  • Set restricted to one touch and the switch struck first time
  • Add a passive defender on the receiver so the set has to beat him
  • Two balls running at once, one on each half of the triangle

Regressions

  • Allow the receiver two touches, control then set
  • Shorten the sides to 8 to 10 yards
  • Walk the overlap first so the run path is clear before adding tempo
Equipment
Cones×3
Tactical principles
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Audience
U6-U8

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