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Football (soccer) drill library: Passing
Passing is a fundamental skill in football (soccer). Good passing skills are important in both offensive and defensive play. Passing exercises are a good way to develop players' teamwork.
Drills: Passing
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Passing Game with Joker / Dice Five
2 teams + joker. For example, 2 v 2 or 3 v 3 (+ joker) depending on the area size. Teams play against each other, scoring a point for each successful pass through a gate goal. It's better to use cones...
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Passing and Moving to Receive
In groups of four, play 3v1 (this can be scaled according to the group size, but with a smaller group it stays more active). The goal is to score by passing through a gate. If the defender manages to...
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Game Opening
Mark the goalkeeper's area on the field (e.g., play on a full-size field, use cones/flat markers, or similar). The game starts with the goalkeeper's opening play. The goalkeeper can dribble or pass...
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Passing Drill in a Square
Three players and four cones. The pass is always given from outside the square, and after passing, the player moves to an empty cone. The ball and players move around the field in opposite directions....
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Three-field rondo
In this exercise, three equal-sized areas are created. In two areas, a 3v1 rondo is played where three players keep the ball away from one pressing player. In the third area, players pass freely, for...
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Passing drill in a square
One player is in the center of the area and three others go to the cones at the corners. The drill involves two balls. In the drill, the ball is passed to the player in the center, who turns and...
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Passing drill in large and small square
The area is divided into a larger and smaller square. In the smaller square, there is a 3v1 rondo, where the single player's goal is to win the ball or cause a bad pass that goes outside the smaller...
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Passing drill with first touch
Passing drill with three players. The drill starts from inside the area, from where a pass is made to a player at one end. After this, move out of the area to the side and receive the pass coming from...
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Passing drill for warm-up
Half of the players inside the area and half outside. 1min and then switch roles. Players in the middle get passes from the sidelines: 1. return the pass back to the sideline with one touch 2. two...
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Crosses from the wing for goals
Crosses from the wing to desired goal areas. The situation begins from a dribbling course, from where the ball is passed to the center. The player in the center continues the play with a wall pass in...
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Passing drill in pairs with gates
Create two opposite gates e.g. five meters apart (the longer the distance, the more difficult). Variations: 1. passes back and forth with one or two touches always through the gate 2. receiving the...
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Passing drill in pairs
Exercise for directing the first touch. Remember to swap the players' starting sides to enable balanced use of both feet.
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Passing drill in a square with five players
Five-player passing drill in a square. The situation begins with a pass from a corner to the center and a run after it to the center. The player in the center passes to the next corner and moves to...
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Passing drill for directing the first touch
Pass from one cone to another and follow the movement. Direct the ball to the other side of the cone with the first touch. After the last cone, proceed to the dribbling track and start a new round. In...
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Long and short pass with three players
In this drill there are three players who execute a continuous passing pattern. The long pass should be played in the air. Drill sequence: 1. Player A makes a short pass of a few meters, accurately to...
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Passing drill with finishing
1. The player at the end passes the ball through the gate to the player on the flank. 2. The flank player takes the first touch toward the player in the middle, who takes the first touch toward the...
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Passing drill with three players
Movement and wall pass. 1. The black player passes to the blue player and follows the pass moving approximately halfway to the cones. 2. The blue player returns the ball to the black player and moves...
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Breaking through the lines
The field area is divided into three zones. The purpose is to play the ball through the central zone to the other side. The central players cannot leave the central zone but cover passing lanes. If...
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Breaking through the lines 2
The goal is to progress through the opponent's line to score a goal. The ball starts with the blue team. There are three players from the blue team in the blue team's defensive area. There are three...
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Passing drill in triangle
Three passing exercises in a triangle. The drill involves four players. In image 1, pass the ball to the next cone and follow your pass. In image 2, move halfway toward the cones, pass the ball...
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Pass to the central player
Create two areas: a small area inside a larger one. Play 5v3. A target player is placed in the small area, to whom the team tries to play the ball and thus score a point. The defending team tries to...
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Corner game in pairs
Divide players into pairs and give half of the pairs a ball. The players' goal is to win the ball for themselves and play the ball to the areas in the corners by passing. If a pair succeeds in...
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3v1 target game
In this 3v1 exercise, the objective is to kick the ball so that it hits another ball placed on top of a cone and knocks it down. One player acts as a defender and tries to block the passing lane to...
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Number Passing
Two teams in the area and players are assigned their own numbers. Players pass the ball to their own team in a specific numerical order, e.g. 1->4 or 4->1. Variations: One-touch passes Continuous...
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Building play through the goalkeeper
The game starts with the coach playing the ball to the goalkeeper. In the game, the yellow team has three defenders and a goalkeeper, and the opponent has two forwards (blue). The yellow team's task...
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Passing drill in two lines
Passing drills in two lines. When there are many players, groups can compete against each other on who has the most careful performances.
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Four player passing drill
The drill involves four players, two of whom are always in the middle. The players rotate in a circle, always passing with the players positioned at the ends (blue players). Roles are switched every...
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Warm-up with Passing
Area and player positioning: Two players are in the middle of the area. There are four corners around the area, three of which have one player each and the starting corner has two players. Drill...
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Passing Drill in Triangle 2
1. Player positioning: There is one player at each cone. One player is positioned in the middle of the area. 2. Drill progression: The drill begins when the player at the cone passes to the player in...
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3v1 / 4v1 rondo
3v1 and 4v1 rondos. The player with the ball always has two passing options available. The player in the middle tries to win the ball, and the player who loses the ball/makes a poor pass goes in the...
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2v2 with target players
The goal of the drill is to keep possession of the ball within your team. There is a target player on each side of the area who actively moves to be available for a pass on their side. Players of the...
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Target player rondo
Rondo with a target player. The blue team's objective is to pass the ball to the target player (blue-orange), which earns the team a point. The yellow player tries to intercept the ball and prevent...
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Three teams 4v2
Create three teams of two players who play a possession game in a designated area. In the picture, the blue and yellow teams are on the same side. If, for example, the blue team's pass fails or the...
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First touch while running
In this exercise, players work in pairs and pass the ball through cones. Maintain speed and direct the first touch always forward along the course. Switch sides.
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Passing drill with movements
Passing and movement in a triangle. Players in the smaller triangle move to the next cone after their pass. Variations: -One-touch passing -Two-touch passing -Players stand behind the cones and take...
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Ball control in a square
This drill is done in pairs in marked areas. The purpose is to control the ball passed by your partner and keep it inside the marked area. After controlling the ball, pass it back to your partner....
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4v4 + 2 jokers
The drill requires two teams of four players and two jokers. One of the four-player teams is on the outer edges of the area and the other inside the area with the jokers. The goal is to maintain...
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Pass and Move
A passing drill done in a square with three players. After passing, move to the empty cone. Variations can include e.g. unlimited touches, directing the first touch toward the middle of the...
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Passing drill in a square with pressing
1. The exercise starts from a corner where there are two players (red). 2. The player with the ball passes to another corner (to blue). 3. The player who passed (red) immediately starts pressing the...
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Passing and finishing drill
1. Pass from the end player (red) to the blue player, who plays back with first touch. 2. Red player then plays a longer pass to the black player. 3. Black player passes to the blue player, who gives...
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4v2 rondo in zones
Divide players into two teams of four and split the area into two equal parts. On one side, a 4v2 situation is played, where the team in possession tries to keep the ball as long as possible. On the...
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Four Area Rondo
Players are divided into four different areas. The drill begins with players passing freely within their own area, using one or two touches. When the coach shouts a specific area color, the players...
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Crosses from the wing and finishing
In this drill, a pass is made from the central channel through a gate to a wing player. The winger crosses the ball to the goal either with the first or second touch. From two lines in the central...
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Passing Drill
Points 1-4 in the picture are passes from the end player to the players on the sides and returns. Point 5 is a long pass to the other end. Point 6 is the end player's movement to the side. Points 7-8...
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From central area to the wing, cross and finish
1. The drill begins with a pass from the red player to the blue player in the center. 2. The blue player receives the ball and turns to pass to the black player making a run on the wing. 3. The black...
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Pass and move 2
1. Blue player runs between the orange cones and receives a pass from the red player. 2. Blue player passes back to the red player and moves to the side of the other orange cone. 3. Red player passes...
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From rondo to crossing and finishing
The drill requires two areas where rondos are played. Additionally, cones in the corners (blue in the image), from behind which the ball is crossed towards the goal. The drill starts with a 3v2 rondo...
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4v1 in two areas
4v1 rondo, where the goal after winning the ball is to play it to the other side. A goal is six consecutive passes to your own teammates. 1. Players are on the edges of the area except for the...
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Passing drill in a square
1. Blue player passes to another blue player and moves after the ball to the same cone. 2. The blue player who received the ball passes diagonally to a red player, but now moves to the cone on their...
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Passing Drill in Pairs 2
The drill is performed in pairs. Mark a spot with a cone for one stationary player (blue) and two points for the other player who moves back and forth (yellow). 1. The drill starts with a pass from...
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Warm-up with passing between two teams
In this drill, two players from both teams position themselves on opposite sides of the field. The goal is to progress from one end to the other by passing. The player who passes to the player on the...
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Square Game
Played with two teams 3v3-5v5. The objective of the drill is to play a pass through the area in the middle to your teammate. The opposing team tries to win the ball and score in the same way.
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