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0 Rectangle Passing - Up - Over - Up - Back - Diagonal

0 Rectangle Passing - Up - Over - Diagonal

0 Rectangle Passing - Layoff with Give-and-Go

0 Rectangle Passing - Layoff

0 Rectangle Passing - Turn/Back Foot

0 From Midfield to Attack - Pattern

4 Barcelona Passing Pattern

I've seen this setup credited to Barcelona but I can't verify it. Whether it comes from them or not I like that movements and the fact that the players have to read each other's movements before deciding where they should move.

A ten-yard box has a player on each end. A line of

0 Opposed Passing Pattern and Speed

By Alex Trukan

This exercise is a modification of a passing pattern with additional pressure from a defender to create sprinting situations. The main focus from a physical point of view is to improve starting speed and sprinting over short distances in a football specific context. Apart from that, this practice demands good quality of passing and receiving skills.

Set-Up and Directions

Organise six cones as shown on the diagram. Set up two small gates on the half way between two side cones. Organise two players on the middle cone, one player on each side cone and rest of the players with one ball each on the bottom middle cone. Minimal amount of players for this

0 Passing Pattern 'Y' to Improve Aerobic Power

By Alex Trukan

This exercise is an unopposed, continuous passing pattern aimed at developing aerobic power. Passing tempo and position interchanges forces players to be constantly on the move below their anaerobic threshold. Therefore, the practice is focused on developing the capacity to recover and sustain prolonged match conditions.

Set-Up and Directions

Organise 8 cones and players as shown on the diagram. Distance between first and second cones from the bottom should be half shorter than the distance between the second and third. Min. number of players for this exercise is 8.

The practice starts with a player on the bottom cone who makes a vertical pass forwards. The receiver on the

0 W Passing Pattern

The use of shapes in passing patterns is very common. Most coaches will be familiar with diamond and square passing patterns. The Dutch are fond of 'Y' passing patterns. A pattern that I had not run across before, but transfers beautifully to game situations, is the 'W' pattern. I found it in The Complete Soccer

1 Attacking in the Final Third

The June edition of the WORLD CLASS COACHING magazine that is part of the Member Drills Database will have a session from Elmar Bolowich, Head Men's Coach at Creighton University. He presented it during the 2013 Nebraska WORLD CLASS COACHING International Seminar. The focus is on