This practice is all about accuracy and correct with weight on the pass, and the ability to pass to a player on the move.

A, B & C all line up with a ball each, and take it in turns to sue the practice.

A goes first, initially, (for about 2/3 metres) running towards T who is on his toes, never moving far from his starting position.

A (with the inside of the right foot in the above diagram) serves the ball along the ground then sets off towards a new position at A2.

Once the ball arrives to T, he should play it (first time) into the path of A’s run and towards A2.

THIS IS CALLED A "WALL PASS", SIMPLY BECAUSE T ACTS IN THE SAME MANNER AS WOULD A PASS PLAYED FROM A AT A WALL – with the angle of both passes being important.

B & C follow A in turn and all finish in an area marked A3 in the diagram 1.
Then they turn this time using the left foot, passing to T and getting a return pass somewhere around the position occupied by C in the diagram.

USING BOTH FEET IS IMPORTANT, AND COACHES SHOULD NOT BE EAGER TO PROGRESS UNTIL A REASONABLE TECHNICAL LEVEL HAS BEEN ATTAINED BY THE GROUP.

The same players used again in an area measuring 12 metres square, but in this practice T can move around the square facing A, B & C whenever he wants.

A, B & C all have a ball each, and in turn (moving round the grid) they play the ball at target man T, who plays it back (first time) to adhere they are running.
So A plays to T who returns it to position A2 to where A has sprinted.

While this is going on B & C jog, (with their ball under control) around the square, and only when T faces them should they make the initial pass.

T shouts ‘B’, so B then knows and he springs to life passing firmly on the ground to T who returns the ball to B2 – a position to which B has sprinted.

THESE ARE THE BASIC PRACTICES OF THE WALL PASS AND SHOULD BE MASTERED BEFORE MAKING ANY FURTHER PROGRESS.