Important principles of soccer are best acquired at a young age. One of the most critical fundamentals is passing. To be able to facilitate this approach, a parent or a soccer coach, needs to carry out and conjure up basic soccer drills for kids as soon as possible in the players growth. The coach or trainer must know the goal is to make each practice fun and full of workoutsthat are fun and useful for the kids, insuring that they learn something new each time. The soccer drill described below consists of key passing fundamentals and includes a fun way to keep score and make it competitive.

Criss Cross Keep Away is a soccer drill which will engage younger soccer players. It is excellent for u6, u8, u10, and even u12 age levels. The drill is focused on passing, receiving, and paying attention. It calls for a minimum of eight players and two soccer balls.

To set up, group the players into two squads of four players and separate each team into two line s of two players. For instance you will have Team 1 with lines A & B and Team 2 with lines A & B. Four cones or discs are are set up in a 15 x 15 yard square. Every squad places one of the lines on the corner of the square so that each team's line is diagonal from one another. The first player from one of the lines on each team starts with a ball.

On the whistle the player from each team with the ball makes a pass across the square to the initial person in the other line (on thier own team). Following the player makes the pass, they follow their pass through the square to the other line. As they run through the square they have to pay attention to the other line and attempt to intercept their pass if it is possible. The players running through the box are not allowed to stop or go backwards. It is important for the player who'smaking the pass to be awareso their passes are not intercepted. The squad that intercepts the pass and kicks it out of the box gets the point for that round.

This is a wonderful soccer passing drill simply because it demonstrates to kids to recognize of where they are passing the ball. Ball possession is so important to the game and this soccer drill helps kids understand the value of passing with their head up as opposed to just kicking it somewhere.





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