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Passing ยท U10 to adult

Up, back and through

Pass up to a target player, receive the lay-off back and play through to a runner. The classic three-pass combination for getting the ball forward and beating a line.

U10 to adultAges
6 to 12Players
30 x 15 mArea
10 to 15 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

  • Three lines: passer at the bottom, target player in the middle, runner wide or behind the target.
  • Ball starts with the passer.

Equipment: Cones, 2 to 3 balls

How it works

  1. Passer plays up to the target, who lays it back first time.
  2. Passer plays the ball through, into the run of the third player.
  3. Rotate: passer to target, target to runner, runner to the back.

Coaching points

  • Target: check away then show, and set with the side of the foot.
  • Third player times the run off the lay-off, not the first pass.
  • Through pass weighted into space so the runner doesn't break stride.

Formations this drill suits

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Make it easier

  • Passive defender only
  • Two touches allowed

Make it harder

  • Add a defender on the target player
  • One-touch throughout
  • Finish on goal

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