Combination — Pass and Move
A passing combination rolls around the grid — pass, follow to the next cone, a touch back in the middle — until the last player speed-dribbles to the far corner and it starts again.
The combination trains crisp, clean passes with movement off the ball timed to the pass — and speeding up the whole pattern is the point.
Set up · 3 actions · before the kids arrive
- Grab: Cones and a supply of balls.
- Build: Place a cone at the four corners of a grid about 30 by 20 yards, a cone about 10 yards off two diagonal corners, and a staggered cone about 7 yards off each of those, as the diagram shows — sized to your group's age, skill, and combination.
- Place: A player at every cone, with the balls starting in the two corners.
Show me the setup picture
One thing to remember: Crisp, clean passing, timing, movement off the ball, and speed of play in one continuous combination.
How it runs — the whole game in one sentence
The ball works cone to cone through the combination — pass, follow, a touch back, on to the last player — who dribbles with speed to the far player-1 cone to restart it.
1Organize the players▾
Coach does
Put a player at each cone with the balls starting at the two corner cones.
Coach says
One of you at every cone — balls live in the corners. Know your neighbor; the ball's coming.
2Show the jobs▾
Coach does
Walk the pattern — player 1 passes to player 2 and moves to player 2's cone; player 2 passes to player 3; player 3 plays it back to player 2, then on to player 4; player 2 moves to player 3's cone and player 3 to player 4's; player 4 dribbles with speed to the other player-1 cone, and the drill repeats.
Coach says
Pass, then go take their cone. Middle players — play it back, keep it moving. Last one — dribble hard to the far corner and we go again!
3Play▾
Coach does
Let the pattern run as one continuous passing loop and push the speed of the combination — crisp, clean passes, movement off the ball timed with the pass, the drill flowing without a pause.
Coach says
Crisp passes! Time your run — go as the ball goes. Faster now!
Look for: Movement off the ball timed with the pass — the pattern flowing continuously.
4Switch and repeat▾
Coach does
Switch the direction of the play to work different angles and passes — or run the same pattern but finish with a long ball out to player 1 instead of the dribble.
Coach says
Flip it — same pattern, other way around. New angles, new feet!
If it's not working
If the combination keeps breaking down, resize the grid while they play — the right size for this group's age and skill is what lets the pattern flow.
Want to go deeper? Optional — not needed to run the game.