Star Passing Drill

Instructions

1. 1Five players form a star shape with even spacing
2. 2P1 skip-passes across to P3 and sprints to P3's position
3. 3P3 skip-passes to P5 and follows the ball immediately
4. 4P5 passes to P2, P2 passes to P4 continuing the star pattern
5. 5Maintain the star shape as each player rotates after passing

Coaching Points

• Know your target before the ball arrives
• Time the sprint so you arrive as the next pass comes in
• Keep passes crisp — flat trajectories

Common Mistakes

• Players forget the passing sequence and pass to the wrong point of the star
• Not sprinting after the pass — walking to the next position breaks the flow
• The star shape distorts as players drift from their assigned points
• Lobbing passes instead of throwing direct flat trajectories