	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

Basic Information and Overview

-This is an overview of the basic concepts of the "thru-pass" and movement needed to find passing lanes. The techniques of the "layoff", the "flick" and the "turn" are discussed. These techniques will be further developed in the "Intro to 4-Player Passing" and then put into practice in the "4-Player Passing Variations" drill.

Key Points:

1. Don't forget the "technical" groundwork that has to be established to effectively perform the layoffs, flicks, wall passes and turns. You may need to review the proper mechanics involved in "one-touch" passing and "flick" passes, focusing on balance, follow-thru and staying over the ball. Furthermore, when receiving passes, active feet and "squaring to the ball should be rehearsed and emphasized.