Objective

This passing and moving combination soccer drill focuses on crisp, clean passing, timing, movement off the ball, and the speed of play.

Equipment Needed

Disc Cones/Markers Soccer Balls

Setup

  1. Place a cone at the four corners of a grid approximately 30x20 yards. Adjust the size of the grid based on age, skill, and length of combination play.
  2. Place a cone on the about 10 yards from two diagonal corners as shown in the diagram.
  3. Stagger a cone about 7 yards from the cone on the side on each corner as shown in the diagram.
  4. Have a player at each cone with the balls starting in the two corners.

Instructions

  1. Player 1 passes to Player 2 and moves to Player 2's cone.
  2. Player 2 passes to Player 3.
  3. Player 3 passes back to Player 2.
  4. Player 3 passes to Player 4.
  5. Player 2 moves to Player 3's cone.
  6. Player 3 moves to Player 4's cone.
  7. Player 4 dribbles with speed to the other Player 1's cone. 
  8. The drill repeats.

Coaching Points

  • Focus on crisp, clean passes.
  • Movement off the ball must be timed with the pass.
  • The drill should flow with a continuous passing pattern.
  • Focus on speeding up the combination play.

Variations

  • Switch directions of the play to work on different angles and passes.
  • Same as above, except play a long ball to player 1 instead of dribbling to them.