BEST Soccer Passing Drills For Beginners

This is a masterclass on soccer passing for beginners but realistically even advanced players should be practicing the basic fundamentals.

If you want to stop losing the ball, increase your passing percentage, make more assists, and become a better playmaker for your team – this is for you!

I’ll show you the best soccer passing drills for beginners. Give you helpful tips to improve your soccer passing technique. Plus, show you how to improve passing quality in both feet.

Let’s go!

Soccer Passing For Beginners

Passing and receiving (first touch) are the most important skills in soccer.

If you overlook their importance you will always struggle to be effective at more competitive levels. Dribbling too often will get you into trouble. Miss placing your passes will hurt your team. And having a poor first touch will let you down every time you play.

Even professional players practice soccer passing basics. They know the foundation of good basics is what makes you great.

Players are so quick to move to advanced dribbling skills or practicing knuckleball free kicks when they can’t even go a whole match without giving away a simple pass.

Become great at the basics. This is what will help you get to the advanced levels.

How To Practice Passing In Soccer By Yourself

You would think that you need teammates to practice your passing in soccer. Yes, team drills and practice with other players is extremely important but the best way to improve your soccer passing technique is actually through individual training.

In the rest of this article and video below I will show you how to practice soccer passing by yourself (using a wall). The wall is the best training partner because it never gets tired, it always passes the ball back to you, and it’s always available to train.

Relying on other people to make you better is always a dangerous habit to get into. If you’ve learned anything from watching my training content it should be that:

“You must become your own best coach, trainer, and motivator.”

You are the only person who is present in your life 100% of the time. Therefore you must be the one responsible for your own development. Coaches, trainers, and teammates can help (take advantage when they do) but at the end of the day – your improvement is up to you.

Beginner Soccer Passing Drills

Before we talk about the specifics of basic soccer passing drills for beginners. Before we dive into some helpful tips to improve your passing technique faster…

You must make a commitment.

Nothing improves if you don’t put in consistent practice. It’s better to do 10 minutes of passing everyday, than 1 hour of passing once a week. The daily repetitions, habits, and attention to detail is what will help you improve faster than other players.

Are you disciplined enough to create the improvements you desire?

You don’t have to burn yourself out with long training sessions. You can get faster results than other players, in less time – if you are consistent and focus on the quality of every repetition.

Soccer Passing Tips For Beginners

More practice and more repetitions will only be useful if you are focused on improving the quality of every single pass. Here are a few helpful ideas to think about when practicing your soccer passing skills:

#1 – Foot flex. If you want to have a strong pass, you must create a strong foot. Most players cannot pass accurately because they don’t yet have the ability to strongly flex their feet in different directions. If you are passing with the inside of your foot, really open up your foot (toe pointing sideways) make a strong, flat surface to strike the ball.

#2 – Body positioning. We always focus on our foot technique but get into the habit of analyzing the technique of your body. Get over the ball. Play a little lower to the ground. Direct your shoulders towards your target. Analyze your body after each pass.

#3 – Contact point. Don’t look up before you make contact with the ball. Focus on the exact point of the ball you would like to make contact with. Watch your foot push through the ball with clean contact. Then you can pick your head up to see if you were successful.

#4 – Follow through. If your passes are drifting away from your target, analyze your follow through. Are you pushing towards your target? Or is your follow through directing too much to the left or right? Make little adjustments to your follow through to increase passing accuracy.

Basic Drills For Soccer Beginners

Take pride in your passing. Many players misplaced their passes or give the ball away to the opposition simply because they lack focus.

They either start to get tired and forget their basic passing technique principles OR they believe the simple 5 yard pass is so easy so they don’t put in as much effort as they should.

The best players rarely give the ball away. 

A professional coach from the UK once told me something that always stuck with me:

He said he would never cut a player if they couldn’t bend the ball in the top corner from 30 yards or if they couldn’t dribble past 4 defenders with fancy skills. But he would always have to cut a player if they couldn’t take care of the ball.

Passing and receiving are the most important skills in the game. Become a master of the basics.

Soccer Passing Drills For Beginners

Before I show you some of the best quick soccer passing drills to improve your passing accuracy, consistency, and confidence…

Periodically review the image below and ask yourself:

Is my passing improving?
Am I actually doing these things?
What do I need to differently next time?

Here is a helpful reminder of how to improve your soccer passing skills:

Soccer Passing For Beginners

“I’ve never scored a goal in my life without getting a pass from someone else.” – Abby Wambach

Soccer Passing For Beginners (Video)

These are some of the best passing and receiving soccer drills for beginners. You can practice all of these by yourself in a small area using a wall. This style of soccer training will allow you to complete 100s of repetitions in a very short period of time.

You’ll also receive:

– tips and tricks on passing technique
– the proper mindset to improve faster
– 7 different soccer passing drills for beginners
– plus much more

Understand that knowledge is only power when it’s put into action. Make the necessary changes to your mindset, technique, training, and start to fall in love with your training. Be consistent and you will develop the improvements you desire.

If you want to improve your soccer passing skills and first touch – this should be obsession you keep with you for the rest of your soccer career.

BEST Soccer Passing Drills For Beginners

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You have the ability to improve all of your skills! You’ve learned how to practice passing in soccer by yourself but you can also become faster, stronger, and mentally tougher. I’d love to see you achieve great things in soccer and life. But that’s only possible if you become the best version of yourself. Stumbling across this content is a great start!

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Become A Better Soccer Player

If you don’t know about me…

I used to be a player who struggled with confidence. I was slow, I was weak, and lazy. My coaches overlooked me, my friends laughed at me, and at one point I became so depressed I even quit soccer.

But…

Just like you…

I went on a quest to learn how to become a better soccer player and it took me down an incredible path of self-development.

Not only did I improve all my soccer skills, fitness, and confidence. I went on to win leagues & goal scoring titles, earn awards, lift trophies, get a college scholarship, and even receive international caps for my country.

In the process of this self-development, I started teaching others what to do to become the greatest soccer player they can be. My youtube channel grew to 500,000+ subscribers and I’ve helped players all around the world improve at the game they love.

In my local city I coached for several youth clubs, before starting my own soccer training company. Then I went on to coach the most prestigious men’s club in my city for several years.

But enough about me…

Back to you!

If you want to improve, you’ve come to the right place. Let’s take some serious action towards becoming a better player. I want your coaches, teammates, and opponents to notice a change in you. A new mentality, a new style of play, a new type of player.

I’d love to help you achieve your goals in soccer.

If you found this advice about how to be a better soccer player helpful, I would encourage you take the next recommended steps. I can help you improve faster & achieve more in this sport but I won’t force you. However, if you want to take the next step. Here’s what I suggest you do…

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