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PASSING

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Sidefoot pass    Progression   In tight areas    With varying distances    Playing against the touchline    Passing on the run    With opposition involved      Two players against one    Further two against one practices    Passing in tight areas with a shot at goal   Kicking the ball    Progression    Progression II    Exercises for passing with the inside of the foot I  & II  Progression III    Passing with place changing   Passing for accuracy    Volleying the ball   Kicking the ball

PROGRESSION III (passing side of the foot)

Practice 1

Two players, two footballs.
The players have a ball each, and stand around 10 metres apart, and both pass simultaneously, - one to the other, and both must make sure that the balls do not collide.

The exercise is for both players to use both feet and begins with allowing a "control touch" before the actual pass.

But once this has been done, the real practice is for continuous passing, first time passing, - using both feet without too much wandering around the area (see diagram 1) regulated by the 4 metre square.

Diagram 1
Practice 2
Passing between 3 players using 2 footballs
Diagram 2
(A), (B) and (C) around 10 metres between each of them; (B) and (C) in possession of a ball each. (B) serves to (A) who returns first time back to (B). Immediately (A) plays the ball (C) plays his ball to (A) who has to readjust his possession to face (C's) pass. The practice has to be in quick succession, (B) and (C) keeping (A) active. Roles can be changed, the coach always ensuring that the player receiving the ball (and the servers) are maintaining an accuracy with their passing.
Practice 3
A similar practice only using one ball between the three players - who can move around the ground while the practice is in motion.
In this practice (B) plays to (A) who (first time) passes on to (C). (C) can then decide whether to pass to (A) or (B) and so on, with the three players trying to maintain a 10 metre gap between each of them. THIS IS IMPORTANT AS IS THE USE OF BOTH FEET AND COACHES SHOULD INSIST OF THIS THROUGHOUT THE EXERCISE.