Set Up:

12-16 players are set up in the attacking third, with lines starting at the cones. To begin the drill, Player 1 passes back to Player 2, and then runs horizontally across the field.  As Player 2 receives, Player 1 calls for the thru ball and cuts in to goal. Player 2 plays the ball thru for Player 1 to settle and finish.  Play alternates between the two sides of the field during the drill, and the players rotate to all four lines, moving counter-clockwise.

Coaching Points:

1.  A horizontal run across the field is the visual cue for the thru pass. 

2.  Hold the thru run until the passer controls the ball and looks up.

3.  Angle the horizontal run right at the defender in order to stay onsides.

Progressions:

1.  Add a passive defender and call offsides.