Passing Drills

All passing drills can be adapted for inside and outside foot kicking, as well as receiving the pass

Partner Passing
- Pair student up with a ball between two
- Have two cones positioned between sides to create goals
- Students stand approximately 10 metres apart
- Students are to pass the ball to one another, ensuring the
ball travels through the goals
- After 10 consecutive kicks, have one student take a step
backwards to increase the distance
- Continue the same process for given time
Progression
- Add task after each kick, e.g. spin in a circle
- Add time limit
- Introduce competition between students
- Use inside and outside of foot passing
KTPS
- Ankle locked and thigh turned outward
- Looking up
- Connect with the middle of the ball just before the instep
- Follow through
- Accuracy towards partner and through cones

Inside the Foot Passing

- Two cones are positioned approximately 10m apart with two cones positioned in the middle
as a window/goal
- Students split into two groups, with one group lining up behind one cone, and the other
group behind the other cone
- The first player kicks the ball through the window to the
student at the start of the other line
- The player that kicked the ball then runs behind the line
they just kicked to
- Students continue this, kicking to each side and following
their pass
Progression
- Have class compete against each other in competition
format
- Increase kicking distance
- Manipulate for outside foot kicking
KTPS
- Ankle locked and thigh turned outward
- Looking up
- Connect with the middle of the ball just before the instep
- Follow through
- Accuracy towards partner

Box to Box
- Two boxes are created with cones, approximately 10 x 12 metres with space in-between
- Students are split into two teams of four, with one student positioned in each corner of the
box
- One side of the box is attack and one side is defence
- The ball is passed diagonally from the defence side to the attack side, who then passes
across to the other attack player
 - The ball is then passed back to the defence with a kick
down the line
- The defence then kicks the ball diagonally to the attack
player in the other box
- The ball follows the same pattern around the two boxes
Progression
- Add a time limit to complete the full two boxes
- Add competition between other teams
- Increase kicking distance
- Use inside and outside of foot kicking
KTPS
- Ankle locked and thigh turned outward
- Connect with the middle of the ball just before the instep
- Follow through
- Accuracy towards partner

1 In 1 Out
- Students are divided into four lines that form a square with one player starting in the middle
of the square
- Two soccer balls are required. Have all ball for one diagonal line, and one for the other
- The first soccer ball is passed to the middle player
- The player in the middle receives the pass, turns 180 degrees
and passes to the opposite line. They then follow their pass to
the back of the line
- The player who passed the ball at the start then runs into the
middle to receive the second soccer ball and follow the same
process as the first player
- Continue through, with students following their pass
Progression
- Players can only pass, receive and turn with their weaker foot
- Increase passing distance
- Change type of turn
- Use for inside or outside of foot pass
KTPS
- Connect with the middle of the ball just before the instep
- Follow through
- Accuracy towards partner
- Effective turn and movement

(Soccerxpert, 2019).