Teams that can move the ball forward with purposeful combination play are more likely to take
their opponents by surprise. Fast finishing can be a great way to score goals!
This practice session is all about improving the accuracy of your team’s passing. Players pass
according to a set sequence and then finish on the goal. To keep the tempo up and the players
focused, these passing sequences are intentionally kept simple, as they need to be when playing
fast combination's in the middle.
Soccer passing, receiving, combination play exercises
Fig. A + B: Warm-up
Setup
Field 1: Mark out a s • quare with different colored cones.
• Field 2: Mark out a square with a cone in the center.
• Divide players into two groups and assign one to each field.
Sequence (Field 1)
• Distribute players evenly around the corners of the field.
• Players pass counterclockwise around the field and follow the pass
to the next cone.
• Players are limited to two touches at the yellow cones and three at
the red cones.
Sequence (Field 2)
• Player A plays a wall pass with B, who then takes the ball toward C
before passing.
• Then C plays a wall pass with D, who passes to A, etc.
• Use two balls: A and C start simultaneously.
• All players advance to the next position after each play.
Tips and corrections • The players on Field 1 must pay attention to the varying touch
limitations, and they should always pass to receivers’ feet.
• Receivers need to take the ball with them while controlling it.
• Passers need to flex their foot and lean slightly forward from the
waist.
• Players switch directions on the coach’s signal.
