Soccer drills

  • The players stand to the side of their own goal
  • The trainer gives everyone a number from 1-4
  • The trainer calls out a number and whoever hears his number runs to the ball and plays against the other team where someone also has the same number
  • After a few minutes more numbers will come into play
drawing Number game
1. blue runs to the pot and cuts off
2. blue passes the ball to red
3. red tries to score

Variations:
Inside/outside ball cut off.
drawing Felling & scoring
Duration: +-15 min
Distance: Red square 16 meters wide 15 meters long.
Blue pawn back line, center then 5 meters inward and 5 meters further the white pawn.

Explanation:
  • B asks for ball by Active defender off balance and sprint to blue hat.
  • A plays B in, B plays C in with active defender in back, C plays D in. D lays wide and C rounds.
  • Has the active defender taken the ball away he may score.
  • The player who lost the ball must try to win it back from the defender.
  • So the exercise is over when either player has scored.
  • Passing A becomes defender- defender becomes B- B becomes C- C becomes D and D closes in behind.
  1. Start by assuming and playing first so B has to deal with player in back.
  2. Then put on the active defenders places the regular defenders and make it a game.
  3. Whoever scores the most goals in 5 minutes wins.
  4. Note then the defenders remain standing A-B-C-D.

Coach moments:
Correct speed play the ball so your teammate can act on it immediately.
Position B is important to shield the ball immediately during takeovers.

drawing Pass form active defender
  • blunt passes
  • chest passes
  • passes with left foot
  • passes with right foot
  • head the ball into the hands
  • head the ball over the player
  • head the ball at the feet of the player
drawing Playback
  • Players divide among the cones
  • Blue passes the ball to red and joins red
  • Red passes the ball back to blue and jumps over the fences and then joins blue

Variation:
  • Players pass the ball low
  • Players pass the ball high
drawing Warming up
  • Pass over the little goal
  • Finish in the little goal
drawing Heads
  • player 1 passes the ball to player 2, who comes to ask for it
  • player 2 passes the ball back to player 1
  • player 1 passes the ball to player 3, who comes to ask for it
  • player 3 passes the ball to player 2, who comes to ask for the ball
  • player 2 passes the ball to player 4, who comes to ask for the ball
  • player 4 turns open and dribbles through the pots then connects back in
Variations:
  • ball acquisition with left, pass with right or vice versa
drawing Front, rear & back
  • Players divide among the cones
  • Blue passes the ball to red and joins red
  • Red passes the ball back to blue and jumps over the fences and then joins blue
Variation:
  • Players pass the ball low
  • Players pass the ball high
drawing Warming up
Match with at one end:
  • Two small goals
So the team with the 2 goals will have to defend well.
After a while the teams switch sides so that everyone has done both defending and attacking.
drawing Match 2 goals
  • Players shoot pointedly into the big goal
drawing Focused score
  • The players walk to the right jar
  • They then walk to the left jar
  • Finally they walk to the middle potty
  • Then they join the right group
drawing Warming
  • They pass straight through but slide across diagonally.
  • When sliding through after the pass comes a warm-up exercise.
drawing Short and focused passing