One-Two Wall Pass Combination
Attackers Defenders Neutral Goalkeeper Pass Run Dribble Shot
The one-two is the fastest way through a defender who can't be dribbled. This soccer passing drill drills the wall pass into muscle memory for U9–U16 players: give, go, receive, repeat - in a continuous pattern that also doubles as a sharp technical warm-up.
Find similar exercises in our passing drills collection or filter by age with drills for U13 teams.
Setup
- Set four cones in a staggered parallelogram, about 10 yards deep and 20 yards long.
- Place a stationary passer (the wall player) on each of the two inside cones.
- The remaining players form a line at one outside cone, with the balls.
How It Works
- The first player in line plays a one-two with the nearer wall player: pass, sprint past, receive the return.
- They immediately play a second one-two with the far wall player, taking the return around the second inside player.
- After completing both combinations, they pass the ball back to that far player, who launches the same pattern in the opposite direction.
- The moving players rotate through the line each turn; the wall players stay put.
- Swap the wall players out every 5 minutes or so.
Coaching Points
- Crisp, clean passes along the ground - a slow pass kills the combination.
- Time the run with the pass: move as the ball leaves your foot, not before.
- Wall players return the ball into the runner's path, one touch, weighted to run onto.
- Push the tempo once the pattern is learned; the drill should flow without stopping.
Variations
- Make every pass one-touch.
- Widen the distances between cones and play the combinations with longer driven or lofted balls.