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Introduction 3
About the authors 4
1. One Touch Passing and Rolling with the Ball 5
2. Attention - Awareness and Basic Cooperation 8
3. Double Triangle 11
4. Combinations and Complex Cooperation 13
5. Timing and Harmonization 18
6. Ball Control and Soccer Vision 22
7. Twin Squares 26
8. Combinations in Y Shape 1 29
9. Combinations in Y Shape 2 31
10. Combinations in Y Shape 3 33
11. Simple Combination 1 35
12. Simple Combination 2 37
13. Simple Combination 3 39
14. Move to Get the Attacking Diagonal Pass 41
15. Wall Passing with 5 Players 43
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Introduction
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About the authors
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Goal 1. One Touch Passing and Rolling with the Ball
T his soccer passing drill
helps develop one touch Goal
passing, receiving and
innervating basic This soccer passing drill helps develop one touch passing,
combinations. This receiving and innervating basic combinations. This
passing drill also focuses
on soccer vision and the passing drill also focuses on soccer vision and the ability
ability to create passing to create passing channels.
channels.
Organisation
Equipment and players are arranged as shown. Players
U10-U12, U13- stay in their positions all over this soccer drill. Distances
U15, U16+ must be adequate to the age group.
Description
This soccer passing drill begins from one of the players
standing next to the sticks on the side. This passing drill
is performed with one ball.
Soccer Passing Drill Set Up
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Soccer Passing Drill 1
In this variation players in the middle practise receiving
skills and wall passing with the outside players.
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Coaching Points
• Quality of passes is imperative
• Vary the technique of passes
• Accuracy and weight of passes are vital
• Heads up before passing and receiving, vision
• Vary the technique of receivings
• Keep the ball on the ground
• Use both feet to pass and receive the ball
• Take care of extra balls
• Perform the exercise to both directions
• When ball is out restart the play calmly
Set Up
• Number of players: 4
• Time: 10 - 15 min
Equipment
• Balls: 1
• Sticks: 4
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2. Attention - Awareness and Basic
Cooperation
Goal
This soccer drill focuses
on practising one touch Goal
passing, wall passing and
receiving. This soccer drill focuses on practising one touch passing,
wall passing and receiving.
Organisation
U10-12, U13-
U15, U-16+ This soccer passing drill contains 3 variations. Variation 1:
8 players are located with ball in the grid, 8 players are
on the sides of the grid without ball. Exercise 2: 8 players
are located with ball in the grid, 8 players are on the
sides of the grid without ball. Variation 3: 4 players are
with ball and 4 players are without ball in the grid, 8
players are on the sides of the grid without ball.
Variation 1
8 players dribble the ball in the grid, the other 8 are
located on the sides of the grid. The player in possession
makes a strong, low pass to one of the waiting players on
the sides and runs out. The waiting player receives the
ball accurately and dribbles it into the grid.
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Variation 2
8 players dribble the ball in the grid, the other 8 are
located on the sides of the grid. The player in possession
makes a wall pass with one of the waiting players. Then
he runs out of the grid.
Variation 3
4 players with ball and 4 without ball move in the grid. 8
players are located on the sides of the grid. In the right
situation the player with ball passes to one of the 8
players waiting on the sides of the grid. After receiving
the ball, this player plays it to one of the players without
the ball. The player giving the first pass runs out of the
grid, the one standing by the sideline runs into the grid.
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Coaching Points
• Accuracy and weight of passes are vital
• Players should use both feet to pass and dribble
• Supporting movements without ball
• Accurate receiving
• Cooperation between players
• Overlapping in the right time
• Keep the ball on the ground
• Communication is vital
• Take care of extra balls
Set Up
• Number of players: 16
• Area: 30x30 m
• Time: 10-15 min
Equipment
• Small cones: 9
• Balls: 4-8
Coaching Points
• Accuracy of passing is imperative
• Heads up before passing
• Players should use both feet to pass
• Change pace with ball
• Dribble at speed
• Communication
• Keep the ball on the ground
• Vision
• Instructions and correcting mistakes
• Take care of extra balls
Coaching Points
• Accuracy of passing and receiving
• Close control of the ball while receiving
• Heads up from the ball
• Searching passing channels
• Keep the ball on the ground
• Use both feet to pass and receive the ball
• Determine the technique of receivings
• Take care of extra balls
• Instructions and correcting mistakes
Coaching Points
• Weight and angle of passes
• Open body positions
• Orientation of the head
• Movements without ball, and contra movements
before getting the ball
• Heads up before passing
• Use both feet to pass
• Keep the ball on the ground
• Take care of extra balls
Equipment
• Small cones: 8
• Balls: 1
U10-U12, U13- Set up two 5-meter triangles 10 meters apart. Players are
arranged as shown. Players work with one ball.
U15, U16+
Description
P1 starts this soccer drill with a strong pass (1) to P2
who lays the ball back (2) to P1. P2 moves in angle
behind the cone and gets the ball back (3) from P1. At
the moment P2 approaches, P3 moves farther from P2
and opens space to keep the distance between them.
P3 accelerates in space to the front of the ball and
gets the pass from P2. P3 dribbles towards and passes
to P4. The progression is the same at the other
triangle. Players change their positions continuously.