Passing

Keeping possession is the key to winning and these soccer passing drills will help your team achieve that. The best passing teams dictate the play, conserve energy, make the best of their resources and score more goals. Passing is about technique, judgement and vision.These passing drills give you some great advice on how to coach these attributes to your players. Long passing, short passing, side foot passing and crossing are all dealt with. We also have great passing games to really sharpen your players’ passing skills.

Driving range

in Attacking, Passing

Use this training session to show your forwards how to bring other players into the game in the final third of the pitch. This will get your players winning the ball and playing deep behind the attackers to play into them. MORE

Threaded through balls

in Passing, Practice plans

Attackers such as Fernando Torres and Nicolas Anelka thrive on through balls and score most of their goals with this method. Your players need to develop their ability to make these passes for the forward to run on to. MORE

Cross town traffic

in Passing, Practice plans

Tearing an opposition defence apart is exciting and can be done especially well on the wing. But what can you do if the wing is blocked? Cross the ball to the other side and create chaos there instead. MORE

Keep it on the deck

in Passing, Practice plans

Retaining possession of the ball by passing it along the ground in all areas of the pitch requires courage and good technique, but as Spain has proved in recent tournaments, it can be a blueprint for success. MORE

Split the circle

in Attacking, Passing

Creative play in and around the final third needs players to see opportunities to get the ball through to attackers behind the defence. This session helps develop their passing vision MORE

The final ball

in Attacking, Passing

This training session gives your creative midfielder the chance to play lots of good passes into your striker. When opponents defend deep, it opens up space outside the box for more creative play. MORE

6v6 transition

in Midfield, Passing

This session is all about possession play in a tight midfield area. Players must use quick decision-making coupled with crisp, clean passing to move the ball between target players. MORE

Playing out from the back

in Passing, Practice plans

One of the most attractive and effective ways of scoring goals is to use the entire team by playing the ball out from the back. From the goalkeeper, through the defence and midfield, to a forward who can finish the move. MORE

The lofted pass

in Passing, Practice plans

An accurate, well-weighted, lofted pass will allow your team to exploit space behind the opponent’s midfield or defence. This does not mean simply hoofing the ball upfield. MORE

Six-ball possession

in Attacking, Passing

Great fun with this game against the clock – how can the team in possession keep hold of the ball? Pressure versus possession MORE

Zonal keep ball

in Attacking, Passing

This is a great game to get players holding onto the ball when under pressure with plenty of passing options around them MORE

Try the triangle

in Passing, Practice plans

Playing in triangles with three players gives the one in possession good passing options and helps the team maintain possession. MORE

Beat the back four

in Attacking, Passing

Coach your players how to capitalise on an accurate pass out of midfield with this session that is guaranteed to set up goalscoring opportunities. MORE

Play it out from the back

in Passing, Practice plans

If you want your team to dominate possession by passing the ball out and upfield, starting with the goalkeeper, your players need to show skill, hard work and courage. MORE

Defence-splitting pass

in Passing, Practice plans

A well-timed through pass can cut a defence wide open and set a forward on his way towards goal with a clear opportunity to score. MORE

Nosy parker

in Passing, Practice plans

It’s important your players develop the habit of constantly looking around the pitch to see what’s happening so that when they receive the ball, they know how much time they have in possession and also the ball’s next destination. MORE

Exploiting possession

in Attacking, Passing

Penetrating the opposition is key to creating goalscoring chances. Combination play is a vital part of your coaching strategy and by using this session you can get players to understand how and why linking up in the final third will help your team score more goals. MORE

Movement for possession

in Attacking, Passing

This session is all about working with players on movement off the ball, to find and create space so they are getting the ball back and can continue in possession Set up You need balls, bibs, cones and goals. Set up an area 12 x 12 yards for the first part with the second part... MORE

Support the pass

in Passing, Practice plans

When playing the ball forward to a team mate, players need to make runs to support the pass and give the receiving player an option for his next move. This session looks at movement off the ball. MORE

Pass to progress

in Attacking, Passing

This session is all about moving through the thirds and keeping hold of the ball with good passing and movement. It has a great progression through different overload numbers and helps teams move the ball upfield. MORE

The X Files

in Passing, Small Sided Games

If you want to see how your players could perform in a midfield sweeper role, use this realistic session to help them become comfortable playing in tight areas. MORE

Possession games

in Passing, Practice plans

This session is a multi-themed game that improves your team’s ability to be patient in possession of the ball. MORE

Fast forward

in Attacking, Passing

Fast forward movement puts pressure on the opposition as they try to win the ball back. This is a great session to show your players how to catch opponents out of position MORE

Play it forward

in Passing, Practice plans

Teach your team how to keep possession of the ball with the purpose of playing quality forward passes and goalscoring chances will come. MORE