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Four-Cone Passing Drill

Soccer Drill Diagram: Four-Cone Passing Drill
SOCCER PASSING AND MOVING DRILL
Drill Equipment

Disc Cones/Markers

Drill Quick Glance
Age: 9+ Field: 12X12
Players: 3 Focus: PASSING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 5 / 5 Views: 11,351
Published: 12/24/2023 Author: Chris Johnson

This four-cone passing drill focuses on soccer passing technique and movement after the pass. This is a great passing warm-up drill or a good start to a passing session.

Drill setup
  1. Create a 12X12 yard grid using cones.
  2. Have three players start on one of the four cones, leaving one empty.
  3. One player starts with the ball.
Drill Coaching Points
  • Good passing technique
  • Crisp passes
  • Good weight of passes
  • Movement immediately after the pass
  • Play in 2-touch
Drill Instructions
  1. As players pass the ball to one of the other two teammates, the passing player moves to the open cone.
  2. As the player moves to the open cone, his cone becomes open and available for the next passer.
  3. Play continues for 2 minutes. 
Drill Variations
  • Increase or decrease the size of the field
  • Limit the touches to 1-touch passing
  • Add a combination or 1-2 pass 
Drill Focus

Passing, Receiving, Fitness, Warm-up