Activities · practice · 8 min

Pivot and pass under pressure

ToolPassingcontactperception

Cue

See your receiver first.

Principle
The feet make the pass possible.

Set-up

Groups of three, one ball: passer, receiver and defender. Passer keeps a legal pivot foot, protects possession and finds a lane. Receiver gets open. Defender intercepts passes without hitting the ball held in the hands. Rotate after three attempts.

Where this fits

Solves Awareness Positive aggression and contact

By layer

Layer 0Aware	Pivot without a defender, head up.
Layer 1Control	Pivot under pressure and find a passing lane.
Layer 2Shape your own	Use the pivot to make space against contact.

How do you coach it?

Short and precise, coach-led, at most about 10 minutes. Then back to play.

One focus point, said out loudcompetence
The 2–3 correction points you watchcompetence
Many good repetitions, no queuescompetence
An easier and a harder version readycompetence
Feedback names what you sawrelatedness

Autonomy is not the criterion here.

Easier

Defender limited to one passing lane.

Harder

Active defence; vary distance and angle.

Question to observe

Do the feet and the receiver together make the pass possible?