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Passing ยท U11 to adult

Drive, pass and time the run

A player drives forward with the ball while a teammate times a curved run along a cone 'offside line', then receives in behind. Teaches the run and the pass to happen at the same moment.

U11 to adultAges
6 to 10Players
15 x 35 mArea
12 minsTime

Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.

โž• Put it in tonight's session๐Ÿ—“ Build my season around itโœ๏ธ Make my own version

Set-up

  • A line of cones across the middle is the 'last defender'.
  • Dribbler starts 15 m behind it; runner starts level with the line, out wide.

Equipment: Cones, poles or a cone line, balls

How it works

  1. Dribbler drives at the line; runner bends their run, staying behind the cones.
  2. Pass is played as the runner crosses the line; they receive in behind and finish (or dribble over the end line).
  3. Both follow their action to the next queue.

Coaching points

  • Runner: curve the run so you stay onside and see the ball.
  • Dribbler: head up, pass into space ahead of the runner.
  • Weight of pass: the runner shouldn't have to break stride.

Add this drill to a session plan โ†’

Make it easier

  • Runner starts closer

Make it harder

  • Add a recovering defender

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