Quick Combinations and Changing Sides by Diagonal Passes

This complex soccer passing exercise focuses on developing passing accuracy, vision, head orientation and awareness.
The variations emphasize practicing quick combinations and performing penetrating passes.

Published: 25.07.2018.
Last updated: 13.08.2023.
Category: Soccer Drills - Soccer Passing Drills
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Age Age: 12 - 20+
Difficulty Difficulty: 4
Space Space: Quarter
Keeper Keeper: 0
Players Players: 12 - 20
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Set up the playing area as shown. 
Mannequins or poles are also used to make the progression functional. 
Distances and the size of the area should be created according to the given age group. 
Players change their positions continuously in alphabetical order. 
The passing drill is performed with two balls simultaneously. Pairs in Position 'A' should begin their movements at the same time.

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Players in Position 'A' start the soccer drill by dribbling the balls towards the mannequins in front. Bypassing the mannequin they play their balls diagonally to the other sided players in Position 'B'. They don't follow their passes but accelerate and support the same sided Position 'B' to be able to pass the balls to Position 'C' as shown. 
After that, they perform two different combinations. 
At first the players of Positions 'C' pass the ball to the feets of Players in Position 'D', then in the second variation after short combinations Players 'C' try to perform a penetrating pass to Players 'D'.

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