| Passing and receiving a soccer ball is more than just | | | | passing takes place between players 3 and 4.One |
| kicking it back and forth. These are soccer skills that | | | | great variation is to have two balls going at once so |
| involve communication, organization, and vision. There | | | | that while player 1 is passing to player 2, player 4 is |
| are many simple, yet effective soccer drills ou can | | | | passing to player 3, then they switch and pass the |
| use to easily improve passing and receiving skills.The | | | | ball back and switch again.Here's another |
| goal is to effectively work on passing technique and | | | | example...Pass and Run |
| combine this with training on receiving, fitness, and | | | | This is a drill that accommodates 6 or more players. |
| movement.Here's an example of a simple way you | | | | Using 12 players in the following example, note how |
| can do just that:- Create a rectangle 4 yards by 10 | | | | there are 4 players set up in each corner of the |
| yards with a pylon | | | | field.- The first player 1 passes to the front player 4 |
| at each corner.- Have one player stand behind each | | | | and then runs to the back of line 4.- Then the first |
| pylon.- The drill begins when player 1 passes to player | | | | player 4 passes to the front player 1 and follows up |
| 2 and then | | | | by running to the end of the number 1 line.- They |
| player 1 switches places with player 4. Player 2 | | | | continue in this pattern and meanwhile the same |
| passes to | | | | exchange is happening between lines 2 and 3.Use |
| player 4 and then switches places with player 3.- | | | | your imagination and come up with other ways to |
| They then repeat this drill on the other side.- Then | | | | vary this game and your own soccer drills. |