Triangle Passing in a Diamond Shape

Barcelona, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Spain, Brazil are all great passing teams. One of the major weapons they use is a diamond shape. Watch these videos to see how the greats do it.

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Four players make a diamond shape. One forward, one back and two either side. They spread out to make a big space between them to pass the ball through.

In this drill the attacking players stand on the outside of a square and are not allowed to come inside. They have to move side to side of the square to make space for a team mate to pass to them. Two defenders in the middle try to close them down quickly. 

Attackers - How many passes can you do?

Defenders - How quickly can you get the ball?

Tips for Attackers

• 1. Move to help the player with the ball find you. 
• 2. Pass between the defenders when safe to do so. 
• 3. Try to play maximum of two touch. 

Tips for Defenders

• 1 Close the ball down quickly 
• 2 One player close the ball down. 
• 3 The other close off the space.