Hi, I have just taken on the coaching of what will be an under 7s team next season and wondered what the best drills and ways of introducing passing to them?
Hi, I have just taken on the coaching of what will be an under 7s team next season and wondered what the best drills and ways of introducing passing to them?
Hey Scott, great to here you're taking on a team at the start if their club football journey. In short - I wouldn't worry too much about passing. Ball mastery and confidence in possession all lead to passing as they develop. You want them to make their own decisions, so when this starts to happen, a great way to introduce the decision to pass is through language and messaging. Questions are great too: "can you look up?' "can you share the ball?" "can you find a team mate?" when can we dribble and when can we pass?" From here you can work on more technical passing elements like types of pass, weight of pass and passing accuracy, which all come as they get older.
Good luck and let us know how you get on! 
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Hey Scott, great to here you're taking on a team at the start if their club football journey. In short - I wouldn't worry too much about passing. Ball mastery and confidence in possession all lead to passing as they develop. You want them to make their own decisions, so when this starts to happen, a great way to introduce the decision to pass is through language and messaging. Questions are great too: "can you look up?' "can you share the ball?" "can you find a team mate?" when can we dribble and when can we pass?" From here you can work on more technical passing elements like types of pass, weight of pass and passing accuracy, which all come as they get older.
Good luck and let us know how you get on! ️
