Color Call Passing

Warm up the body and the eyes together: players scan for the called color before they receive, so the first touch already points at the next pass.

25x25 yard area. Players split into three colors evenly. Three or four balls in play. Coach on the sideline.

1. Everyone moves freely. Start with free passing: pass to any color, then jog to a new space.
2. Coach calls a color: every pass must now go to a player wearing that color. Change the call every 20 seconds.
3. Call a sequence: 'red, blue, yellow' means the ball must travel red to blue to yellow to red.
4. Add a rule: after passing, the passer must sprint 5 yards before receiving again.
5. Final 2 minutes: one touch, sequence stays on. Count how many passes the group completes without an error.

• Look before you receive; know where your color is.
• First touch toward the next pass.
• Call your name to the passer so the ball finds you.
• Move after the pass; standing still is the only mistake here.

• Players receive first and look second, so every pass is late; make them shout the receiver's color before the ball arrives.
• The whole group drifts to one corner; put four cones down and require one player of each color near each cone.
• Balls collide because there are too many; three balls for 12 players is plenty.

• Two sequences running at the same time with two balls.
• Add two defenders who try to intercept.
• Passes must alternate feet.

• Two colors instead of three.
• Unlimited touches.
• Walk for the first 2 minutes.

• The ball may not go back to the player who passed it.