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Passing ยท U10 to adult

Drop into the pocket and drive

A wide player passes inside to a central player who has dropped into space, then the central player turns and drives forward with the ball. Teaches midfielders and forwards to come short and turn.

U10 to adultAges
8 to 12Players
20 x 30 mArea
12 minsTime

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

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Set-up

  • Two queues on the wide cones at one end, a central queue 20 m up the middle.
  • Both sides go at the same time.

Equipment: Cones, balls

How it works

  1. Wide player passes into the central player, who drops into the space between the cones.
  2. Central player turns on the first touch and dribbles back to the far end at speed.
  3. Players follow their pass: wide to central, central to wide.

Coaching points

  • Drop late and quickly, check your shoulder.
  • Receive on the half-turn, first touch forward.
  • Accelerate out of the turn.

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Make it easier

  • Pass back to the wide player instead of turning

Make it harder

  • Passive defender behind the central player

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