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Chipped Through Ball

Beat a high defensive line with a lofted through ball. Runner: time the run to stay onside and arrive with the ball. Passer: recognise it early, chip it over the defender, and weight it into the runner's path.

Live animationPAS
Duration
12 min
Total drill time
Players
4
Recommended
Pitch
46 × 36 m
Setup space
Level
Intermediate
Skill required
Intensity
High
Physical demand
Age band
U9-U10
Any format

Setup & instructions

A passer plays a chipped ball over a defender (or a marked line) for a runner making a run in behind to finish. Play it early, before the line reacts, and chip it high enough to clear the defender but soft enough to land in the runner's stride. The runner times the run to stay onside. Rotate passer and runner.

Setup time: 2 min

Coaching focus

FROM SESSION PLAN

Coaching points

  • Recognise it early and play it quickly, before the line can drop
  • Chip it waist or chest high so the defender cannot reach it
  • Weight it precisely: not over-hit, not under-hit, into the stride
  • Runner times the run to stay onside and arrive with the ball
  • Runner attacks the space, does not check back onto the ball
  • Finish first time or with one touch to beat the recovering keeper

Common mistakes

  • Under-hitting the chip so the defender heads it clear
  • Over-hitting it so the keeper claims it or it runs out
  • Runner going too early and being caught offside
  • Passer taking a touch too many and letting the line drop off

Progressions & regressions

VARIATIONS

Progressions

  • Add a recovering defender chasing the runner down
  • First-time finish only after the chip
  • Passer chooses ground through ball or chip over the top

Regressions

  • Passive defender so the chip and run can be grooved
  • Runner starts the run later for an easier onside timing
  • Chip into space with no keeper before adding the finish
Equipment
Cones×1
Full Goals×1
Markers×1
Audience
U9-U10

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