There was a time when Americans weren’t completely grateful for the football game, but that day was over. Football is the most popular sport in the world for a reason. One of the best things about soccer is that all you really need to do to get really good is the ball. To succeed, players need good footwork, passing, dribbling and shooting skills. The team needs to communicate well too. Get interested in your favorite soccer drills to improve the game of young athletes!
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Soccer Drill Bundle
To teach these activities in a fun and easy way, get a printable bundle with 10 of our favorite soccer drills, with step-by-step instructions and diagrams.
Soccer Pass Drill
1. Pass and move
This drill promotes the very important skill of moving after you pass. Also, it includes variations so kids can try the wall path and then perform a one-touch pass once they master the simple path and execution.
2. Passing a triangle
Place four red cones about 10 yards apart, and one blue cone in the center. The central player’s job is done when you complete the four triangle passes. This drill works by moving the ball and entering a support position.
3. Owned
Use either the cone of the field or an existing line to specify the area of the field as the play area. Split the player into two teams, one of which is given to Pinny, making it easy to distinguish between the two teams. During play, teams earn points by stitching together a set number of passes. Encourage players to find open space. Make sure they don’t all chase the ball and form a mass. As for variations, we add players to play on all teams that have the ball, and there are always more players in the teams that own them.
4. Two-ball pass
This drill encourages players to think quickly with the ball at their feet, as three players work to keep two balls away from one defender.
5. Drill Receive and Turning
This drill involves a player receiving a pass with different parts of the foot and performing a series of movements that practice the practice. The player is the receiver for about a minute before spinning with one of the passersby. This drill works in a variety of ways, including check-in and out, timing of service passes, communication between players, and more.
Soccer Shooting Drill
6. Finish the cross
Soccer drills that mimic real game scenarios are very effective. This drill allows players to practice creating a good cross while teaching strikers to take time to run and get the ball. We encourage players to use different parts of their body to get the ball behind the net, but please note that headings are not allowed for younger players.
7. Photographed by 4 corn
This drill also works with passes and shooting, as patterned passes must occur before the shot is taken. This video shows several variations.
8. Photography technology
It is very important to investigate the right photography techniques. This video covers the basics, such as leaning against the ball and shooting in a race.
9. lightning
Soccer drills that promote a healthy sense of competition are also fun and always hit the player. In this fast-paced shooting drill, players line up outside the penalty area, with one player starting online. The first player on a line shot, and if they make their shot, they will go behind the line. If they miss a shot, they become goalkeepers. Whether they save the shots or not will determine if they are out or rejoin the line. The last player in line is the winner!
Soccer Drill
10. Technical Cone Maze
This dribbling drill makes the player love to get more touches to the ball while turning it around and leaving the ball closed. You need to make sure you have plenty of cones on hand so that the maze can be challenging.
11. Sharks and minnows
Sharks and minnows are one of the soccer drills that should be a staple of good youth soccer practice. The cones are set up so there is a starting line and an ending line, with players lined up along the starting line. A player (minnow) must reach from one side of the ocean to the other without kicking the ball by a coach (shark). When a player’s ball is knocked out, they become sharks too!
12. Gate Dribble
Before you play, set up cones in pairs to create gates around the specified area of the field. Next, try the player to see how many gates you can dribble at a given time. Emphasise to players that they need to keep the ball close so that they don’t fire it through the cone.
13. Dribbling drills for older players
This video shows a variety of dribbling series suitable for older players, using only many gates created from two closely arranged cones. Players usually dribble to the cone and then do dribbling moves, such as inside to inside, outside to outside, or between gates.
Soccer Practice Drill
14. PinnieSnag Tag
This drill definitely delights the crowd. As shown here, you can play as a warm-up without a ball, but by adding a ball to each player’s feet, you can easily modify it for soccer. Use the cone to specify the play area, then have each player hang a pinny from the Short Pans. When the ball is kicked out of the area or the pinney is pulled out, the player is out. The final player has been declared the winner.
15. 1V1 odds and events
You must assign a number to all players before you can start. The even player stands to the left of the goal, while the even player stands to the right. The player then sits his back off the field and on the ground. The coach is standing around the midfield with a big pile of balls.
When ready to start, the coach randomly calls odd and even numbers and throws the ball out. The players will win ownership and fight to score goals for the team. Once a younger player has acquired the ball, it reminds the player that no one has been designated as an offense or defense, as they tend to want to clear the ball. Instead, I encourage you to move towards your goals immediately. The drill also tackles listening skills, while instilling players with a smoking ban attitude.
16. Juggling horse
Divide the player into small groups and challenge them to keep the ball in the air using their legs, thighs, or chest. If the ball hits the ground, the team will receive a letter. When the team spells out the horse, they fall out of the round.
17. 2 Corn Drill
It’s amazing that you can perform different variations of your foot skill using only two cones as a base. We especially love forcing players to use their dominant feet and different parts of the feet.
18. Touch, Touch, Other Touch
This video goes through different types of touches, including formations, rolling toe taps, L turns, and more. For each different skill, specify the number of touches you want to achieve faster improvements in footwork.
19. Soccer Trainer
Such soccer trainers are perfect for solo training as they close the ball even when you are practicing kicks. It also promotes a good first touch as the ball comes back to you.
20. Technical Circle
This training drill focuses on everything, including throw-in, juggling, and passing. It can be used as a warm-up or a competition between players.
Soccer Defense Drill
21. Clean your backyard
Before playing, split the player into two uniform teams and give the same number of balls. Next, create a moat in the center of the field between the two teams. The team challenges to “clean” the backyard by kicking the ball into the other team’s yard. The ball that lands in the moat must be removed by the coach. This drill is especially effective in teaching advocates how to clean up the ball by clearing it and getting under the ball.
twenty two. Defense technology
A good defensive stance is important to be an effective defender, as ranging and other mistakes increase the chances of heartbeat.
23 with four goals. 2V2
Set four small goals on the field with goals placed at each corner of the field. Designate one of your teams as a defender and attempt to score the offensive team with one of four targets. This drill works with excellent defensive techniques such as lowering, smaller field, stealing, and more.
twenty four. Walk along the goal side and the ball side
As a defender, one of the most valuable skills (not just in soccer, but in many sports) is understanding the concepts of the goal side, the ball side. Walking through real game scenarios isn’t always fun for players, but it’s often necessary. Set up the player as shown in this video and move the attack to various spots on the field while the defender is located between the player and the target.
twenty five. Small Group Defense
In this video, professional soccer players show different ways of defensive depending on the situation. He goes through 1v1, 2v2, and 3v2 drills. The concepts include stealing the passing lane and communication between defenders.
Soccer goalkeeper drill
26. 2-cone goalkeeper drill
First, set up two cones to the right and left of the two goalposts, about 10 yards away from the goal. Then shout “left” or “right” to the goalkeeper. The goalkeeper must race on that cone before saving the rolling ball.
27. diving
Diving is a necessary part of goalkeeping, but it can be intimidating for new goalkeepers. Try out some of the basic drills in this video and show you the safest and most effective way to dive into the ball.
28. Catch and release
The soccer drill must address the reaction times of players, including the goalkeeper. Set one big goal for the keeper to stand up, and two smaller goals further down the left and right side fields. Finally, throw various balls at the keeper, practice catching and throw quickly towards one of the small nets.
This video offers many good ideas for working on goalkeeper footwork using only the ball, partner and some cones. The goalkeepers come and go in and out of the cone in different ways, catching the ball thrown at them.
30. Response training
In this video we review how a goalkeeper removes an angle from an A to a ball or something similar. The goalkeeper also shows how to stay in the best possible position to make a save.
Soccer drills under U8
Place all players around the circle and fill the circle with some soccer balls. The player then bumps into the middle and retrieves the ball. Anyone who can’t get it goes out. This continues until there is only one winner.
32. Take it home (1:12 – 1:49)
Before you play, it is recommended to set up with one large square with four small squares in the corner. The children are divided into four teams, each with a house square. The goal is to put all the balls at the team’s home base before time goes on. And yes, players can steal from each other’s territory.
33. Trick or Treat (1:52 – 2:03)
There is one large rectangle on each side of the field with cones. Have the kids who exchange cones (treats) dribble back and forth. The player with the best cones at the end of the game is declared the winner.
34. Traffic traffic lights (0:04 – 0:34)
This is a simple game with four commands: green light, yellow light, red light and gas station. In green light, the player immediately dribbles forward, the yellow light causes the player to walk slowly, stop in the red light, and then jump quickly at the gas station and sit on the ball.
35. Count Touch
This drill is perfect for crowds from toddlers who are new to soccer to school. It starts with a basic touch on top of the soccer ball during the count, but becomes more and more difficult as you get used to each step.
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