The player receiving needs to make sure they read the signs for which side the pass will be on and open up the body to that side to receive the ball. If they are running they want the pass in front of them.

Players need to be controlling the ball with one touch then make an accurate pass or if it is one touch play side foot with good technique. The most accurate pass will be with the side foot.

Pay attention to the passes and the speed which the ball is moving. Never lose control over the speed of the ball, speed up or slow down the ball’s speed.

Pass quickly in this warm up before moving ensuring good ball control

Pass and Move

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Written by Dave Clarke

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Passing quickly is an important warm up when players need to get to grips with controlling the ball. It is also a good for testing the speed of the pitch.

Coaching Objectives

Get players to change their body shape so they can receive the pass while running onto the pass. How alert are your players? Do they go to the right side?

Drill Setup

10 Mins
Squad Players
15 x 10 y

What the Players Do

Set up two lines of players facing each other 15 yards apart with a server in the middle and a pile of balls. Player at front of queue facing server passes to the server then runs forward to…

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