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Triangle Passing Variation 4: Double Triangle

Chain two one-twos into one advancing run, and split the group into a static setting job and a moving combining job so both can be coached properly.

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Live animationPAS
Duration
15 min
Total drill time
Players
6
Recommended
Pitch
30 × 30 m
Setup space
Level
Intermediate
Skill required
Intensity
High
Physical demand
Age band
U9-U10
Any format

Setup & instructions

Mark an inner triangle about 9m a side and an outer triangle about 26m a side around it, a player on each of the six points. The outer player with the ball plays a one-two off the nearest inner man, takes the return on the move as he advances towards the next outer point, then plays a second one-two off a different inner man before releasing the ball to that next outer point. He jogs back to his own cone as the next beat runs. Inner players never move off their spot and never take a touch: they set everything first time. Swap the inner and outer groups every five to eight minutes.

Setup time: 4 min

Tactical breakdown

The reason to build a second triangle inside the first is that it separates two jobs that a single triangle forces one player to do at once. The inner players only set. The outer players only combine and run. Each group can therefore be coached against a single standard, and the standard for each is unusually clear.

For the inner three it is one touch, no turning, and no drifting. The moment an inner player takes a touch, the outer player who is running past him arrives too early and has to slow down, and a drill about advancing has become a drill about waiting. The moment an inner player drifts off his spot, both triangles lose their shape and the distances stop meaning anything.

For the outer three it is that the run comes before the pass. A player who stops, passes, and then starts running is chasing his own ball and will always arrive late for the return. A player who is already moving when he releases it arrives at the same time as the set, which is the only version of this that looks like football.

Chaining two one-twos rather than one is what separates this from every simpler version of the exercise. A single one-two is a moment. Two in succession is a passage: the player has to receive on the move, redirect immediately into a different teammate at a different angle, and keep advancing while doing it. That is a genuinely difficult sequence and it is exactly what happens when a full back plays past a press.

Swapping the inner and outer groups every few minutes is not optional. The outer job is a running job and the inner job is a technical one, and a session where the same three players do all the sprinting has trained half the group.

How to run this drill

  1. Mark an inner and an outer triangle. Inner about 9m a side, outer about 26m a side and roughly concentric. A player on each of the six points, one ball on an outer point.
  2. Play the first one-two off the nearest inner man. The outer player passes in and is already moving towards the next outer point. The inner man sets it back first time, into the advance rather than to the feet.
  3. Take the return on the move. Collect it while still advancing. Stopping to control it is what turns two one-twos into two separate passes with a pause in between.
  4. Play a second one-two off a different inner man. A new angle and, ideally, the other foot. Changing the direction of the ball between the two combinations is what makes the drill worth six players.
  5. Release the next outer point. Pass to the outer player you have been advancing towards. He starts his own beat immediately, so the ball never stops moving round the outer triangle.
  6. Jog back to your own cone. Recover straight away rather than watching. Every outer player runs one beat and recovers during the other two, which is what keeps the intensity honest.
  7. Swap inner and outer every five to eight minutes. The outer job is a running job and the inner job is a technical one. Rotating means the whole group gets both, not the same three players every time.

Coaching focus

FROM SESSION PLAN

Coaching points

  • Inner players set first time and never turn: one touch, into the advance
  • The outer player is moving before he passes, never passing then starting
  • Change the direction of the ball on each set so both feet come into play
  • Call the name of the inner man you are playing into before the pass
  • Jog back to your own cone immediately, the next beat is already running

Common mistakes

  • Inner players drifting off their spot, which collapses both triangles
  • The set going to the feet instead of into the advance
  • The outer player standing still to pass, then trying to catch his own ball

Progressions & regressions

VARIATIONS

Progressions

  • Outer players restricted to one touch on both returns
  • Add a third one-two before the release for a longer run
  • Two balls running, starting from two different outer points

Regressions

  • Allow the outer player to control each return
  • Use one one-two per beat instead of two
  • Shrink the outer triangle so the advancing run is shorter
Equipment
Cones×3
Markers×3
Tactical principles
double triangle passing drilltriangle passing drill variationone two combination drillsix player passing drillcombination play drillpassing and movement drillthird man passingunopposed passing patternadvancing one twotechnical passing drill
Audience
U9-U10

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