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Cutting Back and Driven Pass
20 min
Soccer Exercise

Cutting Back and Driven Pass

  • Age U6 - U13
  • Training Set Main point
  • Number of Players 1 - 5 players, 6 - 9 players, 10-15 players

Setup

• Set up 16 cones as shown in the diagram.

Procedure

Player Red dribbles at speed towards the first cone and cuts back shortly before it with the right outside of the foot. Then, they dribble towards the next cone and cut back shortly before it with the left outside of the foot. After the last cutback, Player Red makes a driven pass to Player Yellow, who initiates the same action. The passing route is the same as the running route: Red to Yellow, Yellow to Blue, etc.

Tip

Coaching Points in Bullet Points

  • Execute a change of pace with the cutback.
  • Initiate feints timely.
  • For cutting back sharply: use feints such as the scissors move, pass feint, shot feint, stepover, cutting back behind the standing leg.

Training attributes

Technique

Technique
Trapping Ball control Dribbling Feinting/trick dribbling Passing

Training Organization

Age
U6 - U13
Duration
20 min
Training Set
Main point
Number of Players
1 - 5 players 6 - 9 players 10-15 players 16-22+ players
Form of Training
Group training
Exercise level
Easy
Training Location
Pitch Indoor