One-Touch Passing Combination with a Dribble; Series 2

The second series — player 1 opens to player 3, the combination works through player 2, and player 3 rounds the stick to take the pass and dribble the middle sticks home.

The second series of a fast-paced one-touch passing combination warmup, with a light dribble at the end.

Ages 9+Four corners plus a line — ball each in line20 minCones, balls, practice sticks

Set up · 3 actions · before the kids arrive

Grab: Cones or practice sticks for the grid, two or three extra sticks for the middle, and a ball for every player in line.
Build: Build a grid about 20 by 20 with a start cone about 5 yards from the top of it, aligned in the middle, and set two or three practice sticks down the center.
Place: One player at each of the four corners; everyone else lines up behind the start cone, each with a ball.

Show me the setup picture

A 20-by-20 grid with a player on each corner, practice sticks down the middle, and a line with balls behind a start cone 5 yards above it.

One thing to remember: One-touch passing, receiving, and movement off the ball — precise passes to feet, creating space, timing the passes — with a light dribble at the end.

How it runs — the whole game in one sentence

Player 1 starts the combination to player 3, it works through player 2, and player 3 rounds the stick to receive and dribble the middle sticks — then everyone moves up one job.

1Organize the players▾
Coach does
Fill the four corners and line the rest up behind the start cone, each with a ball. Number the jobs — player 1 is the front of the line, players 2 and 3 hold the corners the diagram shows.
Coach says
Four corners filled — everyone else behind the cone with a ball. You're number one; the corners are two and three.
2Show the jobs▾
Coach does
Walk the pattern once — 1 passes to 3, 3 passes to 2, and 2 plays the ball to 3 on the other side of the practice stick. Player 3 makes the run around the stick, receives the pass, dribbles in and out of the sticks in the middle, and joins the back of the line — then 1 takes 2's spot and 2 takes 3's.
Coach says
One, play three. Three, back to two — now run your stick, take two's pass, and dribble the middle.
3Play▾
Coach does
Keep the combination play continuing on the other side of the grid in the same pattern and movement. Hold the standard — precise passes to the feet of the receiver, movement off the ball to create space and time the passes, one-touch wherever possible. When a bad pass happens, adjust accordingly and keep the drill going.
Coach says
One touch! Hit feet — move early and time your run!
Look for: Passes precise and to the feet of the receiving player, with off-ball movement that creates space and times each pass.
4Switch and repeat▾
Coach does
Keep everyone cycling through all three jobs on both sides of the grid. For beginners, run the whole pattern in two-touch passes.
Coach says
Two touches this round — learn the pattern, then we speed it back up.

If it's not working

If the pattern keeps breaking down, slow it to two touches — that lets players get familiar with the pattern and the pace of the passes — then go back to one.

Want to go deeper? Optional — not needed to run the game.

Why are we doing this?

The second series keeps the same engine as the first — one-touch passing, clean receiving, and movement off the ball, capped by the run around the stick and a light dribble — at a fast pace, with two-touch built in as the way to learn it.

What are they learning?

One-touch passing, receiving, and movement off the ball — precise passes to feet, creating space, timing the passes — with a light dribble at the end.

How can I change it?

Easier: Play in two-touch passes.