Passing Drills for U6-U8

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Y-Passing Drill

Four combinations chained into one sequence: in to the pivot, set back, third man, switch. Patterns groove what rondos only expose.

15 minBeginnerMedium4 players24 × 24 m

All agesPAS

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Give-and-Go (Wall Pass) Pattern

Using a defender's own commitment against him. Once he steps towards the ball he cannot also cover the space behind his shoulder.

9 minBeginnerMedium2 players16 × 30 m

All agesPAS

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Numbered Passing

Because the receiver is somewhere new every time, the search is real. Nobody has to be told to look up, which is why the constraint works.

10 minBeginnerLow6 players30 × 30 m

All agesPAS

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Rebounder: One-Touch Wall Passing

Hit it badly and it comes back badly. A rebound board is a self-correcting weight trainer, which is the one thing a coach cannot be.

10 minBeginnerMedium1 players16 × 12 m

U8+PAS

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Star Passing Drill

Passing across a pentagon is harder than passing around it. The ball travels further, arrives at an angle, and the body must open.

10 minBeginnerMedium5 players30 × 30 m

All agesPAS

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Zig-Zag Passing Channel

Diagonal passes cross the receiver's body, which is why they are harder. Here the ball also advances, so nobody receives standing still.

10 minBeginnerMedium5 players32 × 36 m

All agesPAS

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Triangle Passing Warm-Up

Warm-ups have one job and it is not technical improvement. Easy pace, constant movement, and a hundred touches before anything hard.

8 minBeginnerLow3 players12 × 12 yd

All agesPAS

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Passing Gates (Accuracy)

A gate does not have an opinion. The ball goes through or it does not, and a player knows without being told which it was.

8 minBeginnerLow2 players24 × 16 yd

All agesPAS

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Pass-and-Move Warm-Up

Fifteen seconds is the realistic budget for explaining anything to seven-year-olds. Pairs and one ball is what fits inside it.

8 minBeginnerLow2 players20 × 30 m

All agesPAS

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Dynamic Passing Warm-Up

Short passing does not raise a heart rate. Adding a long diagonal is what turns a passing circle into an actual warm-up.

10 minBeginnerLow4 players15 × 15 yd

All agesPAS

Passing drills for U6-U8

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