
Diamond shape passing: pass & follow your pass to next marker accruate passes with inside foot, move around the outside of the markers, use right foot when going anticlockwise and left foot when going clockwise (helps to protect possession) Open body up when receiving the ball to allow to play & move to the next players CP: firm accurate passing, receive ball on half turn, 2-touch (control & pass).
accruate passes with inside foot, move around the outside of the markers, use right foot when going anticlockwise and left foot when going clockwise (helps to protect possession) movement after pass keeping shape on the pitch & providing good passing angles Open body up when receiving the ball to allow to play & move to the next players
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
Deliberate heading is now out of U11 grassroots matches. Here is how to coach chest, thigh and foot control so your players still win the ball in the air.
Long-range goals doubled at the 2026 World Cup as teams sat deep. Here is how to coach when to shoot from distance, the technique, and the follow-up.
Under FutureFit, your Under-9s stay at 5v5, your Under-11s stay at 7v7 and your Under-13s stay at 9v9. Same pitch, same numbers, one more year. Here is how to make sure that year feels like a step forward rather than a repeat.