3-2-1 Passing Countdown
Players execute three passes on the move, then two, then one in quick succession before sprinting to the next station. The countdown format builds urgency and passing quality under fatigue.
8 min
4-12 players
Intermediate0.00s / 4.20s
Instructions
- 1Players work in pairs jogging across the court
- 2Complete 3 passes while jogging the first third of court
- 3Complete 2 passes in the middle third
- 4Complete 1 final pass in the last third
- 5Sprint to the far baseline after the final pass
- 6Jog back and repeat with roles reversed
Coaching Points
- Maintain jogging pace throughout — do not stop to pass
- The fewer passes remaining, the crisper each must be
- Call the name before each pass