Square Ball

Objective

Play a square pass across the penalty area to create a tap-in opportunity.

Equipment

• Balls
• Cones
• Goal

Instructions

1. 1

   A central attacker receives the ball 20 yards from goal with two wide teammates inside the box.

2. 2

   Attacker drives into the box and squares the ball across the face of goal.

3. 3

   Wide players take turns arriving at the near and back post.

4. 4

   Rotate the central player every 5 sequences.

Coaching Points

• ✓ The square pass must be firm and along the ground.
• ✓ Time the run to arrive as the ball is played, not before.
• ✓ The finishing player should redirect rather than strike — the pace is already on the ball.

Variations

• → Add a goalkeeper.
• → Introduce a covering defender to make the square pass riskier.