Step 1/4Pass to the first player
Orange = offense · blue = defense · solid line = cut · dashed = pass · zig-zag = dribble · T = screen · dotted arc = shot
Passing drill
Pepper Passing
One passer faces a line of teammates and fires quick passes along it and back — fast hands and good catching.
- Time
- 5 min
- Players
- 4+
- Ages
- 7–12
- Level
- Beginner
Equipment: 1–2 balls per group
How to run the drill
- 1Groups of four or five: one passer facing the others, who stand side by side about three metres away.
- 2The passer passes to each player in turn and gets the ball straight back.
- 3Go along the line and back, then swap the passer.
- 4Progress: add a second ball so the passer receives one while passing the other.
Coaching points
- Hands ready before the ball arrives
- Step into chest passes
- Pass to the target hand
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