Passing drills for U9-U10

Two players, weight the pass into the run. Play into the space ahead, take it in stride, drive on, and recycle it back.

Control a ball from height with a soft, cushioned first touch. Get behind the flight, choose the surface, relax it on contact, and set the ball down into space to play.

Control and return a dropping ball over the line: take a clean first touch, set it up and strike or dink it back, keeping the rally alive under pressure.

Chip and finish, two players. Weight the chip into the run, the runner takes it in stride and finishes.

Break lines by finding the third man. Play into feet to fix the defence, time the supporting run to arrive as the layoff is played, and set the runner into space, not to feet.

Land every long ball in the zone. Set the body, strike through it with a full follow-through, and hit the target zone with consistent weight and flight.

Thread every pass through the gate and support beyond the next one. Accurate passes through the windows, then move to receive, working the ball up the channel.

Groove the combination. Up to the striker, first-time back to the mid, through for the runner to finish into the mini-goal, in rhythm.

Weight it into space, time the run. Disguise the through ball and weight it into the space behind the line as the runner times his move to take it in stride.

Start it, then arrive as the third man. Play into feet, support, and time the run beyond so C can release you into the space behind the line.

Play up, back, and drive on to finish. Up to the striker, lay it back to the midfielder, who drives on and finishes into the mini-goal.

Beat the defender with a one-two. Carry at him, play the wall pass, explode round the mannequin, and take the return in stride.

Keep a clean one-touch rhythm. Return each rebound first time with firm, accurate weight, using both feet, without a control touch.

Groove the reverse pass. Open the body, wrap the foot around the ball, and play it against the grain into the runner's path.

Beat pressure with a takeover. Run toward your teammate, leave the ball for him as you cross, and continue as a decoy while he drives away in the opposite direction.

Quick feet, then open up and switch it long. Sharp feet through the ladder, receive on the half-turn, and strike an accurate long switch to the far side.

Groove the weight. With a set run and a shorter pass, weight the ball into the space so it is taken in stride, before varying the timing and distance.

Weight a pass into the runner's path. Time the release to the run, play into the space ahead, and let the runner take it in stride and play forward without breaking stride.