	Coaching Clinics: Homepage
	3-Player Warm-up: A simple warm-up to introduce the concpets.
	Miss A Man Passing Drills: A great warm-up and drill which continues to reinforce the thru pass and layoff.
	Basic Options: Explanation of basic passing movements.
	4-Player Intro: Detailed description of the 4-player drill.
	4-Player Variations: 7 Sample Variations using the 4-Player passing drill.
	2v2 plus (4Neutrals): A match related 2v2 drill first using directional keepaway and later with goals.
	4v4 plus (4 Neutrals) A match related 4v4 drill first using directional keepaway and later with goals.

Coaching Clinics

Passing Patterns for Improvement in
Combination Play and Movement Off the Ball

4-Player Passing Drill Introduction

-This is a detailed introduction to the 4-player passing drill outlining the options and roles required by each player. There is also a brief animation on how to run the drill in both directions simultaneously while rotating players.

Key Points:

1. As the players spread themselves out up the field they should stagger themselves and try NOT to be in a straight line. When done properly, their shape should be an elongated "diamond" shape. Furthermore, the 2 middle players should also stagger themselves and one player should be behind and "in support" of the other.