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Soccer Coaching - Short Range Passing

Watch a video on soccer coaching to improve short range passing: See an interactive, 3D animated drill on soccer coaching for short range passing: There is also a printable coaches chalkboard session, all designed to assist a soccer coach with developing the soccer skills required for short range passing.

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Short Range Passing - Soccer Coaching 

A very large percentage of passes in soccer are over a short distance, less than 20 yards in length. With younger players playing in small sided games and with fewer players, it is vitally important that soccer coaching sessions focus on the techniques and skills required to improve short range passing and receiving.

Soccer coaching sessions should be planned so that the players have lots of realistic, match like situations to develop these short range passing skills. The soccer coaching sessions should focus on encouraging players to be alert and on their toes. Be aware of where space is, where opposition players are and where team mates are. The requirements to pass accurately over a short distance need a great deal of practice on the correct techniques, to start with these soccer training sessions should unopposed, then gradually introduce opposition and pressure to test these techniques and skills under pressure. Soccer coaching sessions to improve short range passing should also include soccer coaching help for the receiving players and incorporate information on how the players can make decisions about control and pass, first time passing and passing to space or feet. 

• Tip - Soccer Coaching #1 – Players should always look to control, or have the ball out of their feet and in front of them before the pass
• Tip - Soccer Coaching #2 – This will enable the player to get their head up, assess their passing options and “picture the pass” they are looking to make
• Tip - Soccer Coaching #3 – With the ball in front of them, the player should have a slight angled approach to the ball
• Tip - Soccer Coaching #4 –The player should look to put their non – kicking foot alongside the ball and to be balanced, compact and over the ball
• Tip - Soccer Coaching #5 – Contact with the foot and ball. The players should look to strike the ball with the inside of their foot, keeping their ankle “firm” and strike though the middle and the centre of the ball. 
• Tip - Soccer Coaching #6 - Players should have their heads as still as possible and over the ball at point of contact.
• Tip - Soccer Coaching #7 – After striking the ball, the kicking foot should follow through to the target, either a player or space
• Tip - Soccer Coaching #8 – The players should be conscious of and understand the decisions and techniques needed not only for accuracy, but also for the timing and weight of the pass
• Tip - Soccer Coaching #9 – Players will also need to be able to make decisions and understand the factors on whether it is appropriate to control and pass or pass first time
• Tip - Soccer Coaching #9 – Link to receiving / support player. Receiving player to communicate early, both verbally and with hand gestures where they want the pass

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This soccer coaching video to improve short range passing will help you coach, understand and structure a soccer coaching session aimed at developing the skills of short range passing.

Taken from our members’ area of ball control, this is an interactive, 3D animated drill on soccer coaching for short range passing called "3 V 1 break out"

All members have access to our planning and design software called “Coaches Chalkboard” Click on to access a soccer coaching drill on short range passing you can print out and take to training.