	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

"Miss -a-Man" Passing - Warm-up and Drill
Developing the "Double Pass" and "UP/Back & Thru"

-This drill comes from the Charlton Athletic Youth Training program and fits in nicely with the concepts put forward by Coach Howe. Furthermore, it is easily understood by players, even the younger ones and can build to the more complex variations.

Key Points:

1. As Always. Show to the pass - Lots of talk - Anticipate and Move into Space.

2. Terry Westley uses this pattern as a warm-up before games to establish a rhythm with the passing and emphasizing layoffs.

3. Add shadow defenders who simply walk around to get a little in the way. This forces the attacking players to move into passing lanes while showing to the passer.

4. Add some goals and goalkeepers for shooting practice after the last layoff. Later, add side channels with "neutral" players for wall pass options. Then have the coaches or a few players provide defensive pressure while they work the "up/back and thru passes to goal.

5. Click these links for some more information and some highlight clips.
"Up/Back & Thru" and "Up/Back & Shoot"