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Whilst the age range of the two teams that I coach are at completely different ends of the spectrum, I use passing pattern drills with both teams for various reasons.
Passing patterns or passing combination drills are great to use as part of a specific warm-up to get players in tune with controlling the ball, making good passes and making runs off the ball. As well as creating an understanding of certain movements, especially when the drill is set-up in a more realistic game situation, it also helps young players improve their control and passing technique
With that in mind, I would like to share with you some of the passing drills that I have used.
Training Drills
With this exercise, the emphasis on the 3rd man run is presented. Set-up Players take up a position behind the blue cones that are placed to form a square. 2 players start in the midddle of the square in front of the 2 mannequins. Description Player 1 begins with a...
Set-Up: Set up a square, roughly 25 yards, using cones (blue)Set up a triangle in the centre of the square, using cones (red)Place several small hurdles down one side of the squarePlace a set of speed ladders inside the square close to the trianglePlace several larger...
This exercise helps the players to move the ball quickly in order to make a small movment, to find space and to open up their body so that the he/she can have a wider view. this will enable the player to play a forward pass. set-up A minimum of 5 players with 2 at...
There are 3 variations with this drill which begins with a simple passing pattern, before progressing the drill to encourage more movemnt off the ball and third man running. Set-up Four players take up a position on 1 of the 4 yellow cones and 2 players start next to...
This passing pattern requires players to consistently move after each pass as well as provoking good comminication to execute the passing rotation. Set-up A minimum of 9 players are needed and positioned at each cone, with at least 2 players where the drill commences....
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