Football | Passing and Receiving Drills

In pairs one player throws and catches the ball the other player receives the ball with his chest and plays the ball back with a volley. While both players are moving.

In pairs one player throws and catches the ball the other player receives the ball with his chest and plays the ball back on the volley

Players are in pairs. Player 2 starts with the ball, they dribble the ball in a diagonal line to the opposite cone. Player 1 make a diagonal run towards the opposite cone. As the player with the ball reaches the cone they play a reverse ball to their partner.

Using 4 cones set out in a square 5m x 5m. Players in pairs run alon the length of one side and pass the ball from righ to left on the move to the other player who receives the ball with their left foot. then turn and run back to the cone they started from to pass the ball right to left back to the other player (with the right foot).

Set up as shown with gates evenly spread out. 2 players with 1 ball. The drill starts with 1 player rolling the ball across their body and then passing through the gate to their partner. They continue rolling and passing from one end to the other. Players will have to change which foot they roll with and which they pass with depending on which direction they are going.

Set up as shown with 2 players with 1 ball working around a small diamond. The two players pass to each other using the soles of their feet. One of them can roll the ball across to another side to instigate a movement to change positions.

Set up with as shown with eight cones. Four cones on the outside can be any colour, but ensure that two on the inside are one colour, and the other two are a different colour. Have half of your players with one colour of cones, and the other half at the other end; as shown in diagram, red players are with the red cones, and yellow players with yellow cones. Players pass to their team mate to the right before sprinting to the next cone of their colour (i.e. red player sprints to next available red cone). Players who are passing the ball to someone on the opposite colour take two touches, one to control, one to pass, while that person recieving will pass the ball to the next cone with just one touch.

Set out grids about 5 by 5m. Player by each cone with 2 players starting on the first cone (could be more depending on numbers). Player with the ball starts by passing the ball to the player on the next cone. (anti clock-wise to start with) with their right foot and controlling the ball with their left foot. after the ball has gone round 2 times switch by passing the ball round clock wise ( with left foot only and control with right foot)

Three players stand behind 1 corner of the grid each. The ball is played to a player on one of the cones. The ball cannot be passed diagonally. The spare player must move to give the ball carrier a second passing option.

Four players stand behind each corner of a cone. Each player takes two touches. The ball is passed in a anti-clock wise manner. Every 3 or 4 passes the ball is switched.

The first player passes the ball along the outside of the square, then sprints to the opposite corner. He can sell the mannequin a dummy on the way past or touch it and retreat two yards, before playing the foot and setting off on the sprint. The player who receives the pass takes a touch then passes the ball on and does the same.

Simple passing drill - players pass the ball in an anti-clockwise direction and should try to play either a one touch or second touch pass.

Practice to learn to put the ball in space and fitness. Put out 2 squares about 1 meter by 1 meter, player with the ball has to pass the ball from one square to the other square and stopping the ball in the second square without touching the ball between the two squares

Player get into groups of 3 with one ball. two players pass to each other through the legs of the 3 player in the middle who stands feet apart facing the player with the ball. Swap after each minute. Repeat practice using both feet.

Group in threes. 1 ball per group. Station players as shown in the diagram. Position crab players in the three middle grids. Standing players combine by dribbling and passing to beat the crab and get a shot on the goal. They must shoot before they reach the shaded area. Rotate positions. Have the crab player stand up. How many goals can the offensive players score in four attacks?

set out 2 lines of cones towards the goal. Players go in pairs 1 ball between them. player on the right dribbles across the grid with the ball the other player runs round the back and overlaps with this player. The player on the ball passes the ball to the other player when the player has crossed over to the other side of the grid. Exercise repeats all the way to the end and one of the players finishes with a shot at goal.

Players work in groups of 4 (see progression). Player 1 starts with the ball then passes out wide. Player 2 receives the ball dribbles forward then checks back and plays the ball to player 1 who switches the ball to player 3. Keep repeating this sequence.

How accurate are your players long passes? This fun drill lets you find out. Like on an archery board have different target zones - a central 'bull's eye' and then two outer targets. From one side of the pitch to the other players take it in turns to have 4 consecutive cross-field passes, all the time trying to get the ball to land inside the 'bull's eye'.

Players work in pairs, with one ball per pair. The first player makes a square pass across the grid to their partner before running onto the cone ahead. Their partner then plays a pass diagonally across the grid back to their partner who is looking to run onto the ball. The player who started the drill then plays square across the grid again to their partner running onto the ball. The players work their way up to the top of the grid.

Three players line up square to each other, 10 metres apart. The passing sequence is 1-2,2-3,3-2 and 2-1, then repeat.