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Soccer drills

  • Pass kick with variations in finishing and build-up.
    • Goalkeeper throws out.
    • Forward passes and closes in.
    • Handball.
    • Goalkeeper shoots out,
    • forward with his back to the goal.
    • He turns away.
drawing (A07) Pass kick with long ball and finishing
  • Handball.
  • Long ball.
  • Shooting outside the 16.
drawing (A01) Simple finishing shape
  • Short pass man on the right, getting inside the ball.
  • Short handball, moving around the declarer.
  • Tight short pass to striker.
  • Handball to right player.
  • Tight ball between the lines in the deep to the outfield player.
  • Run on time!
  • Do not be offside.
  • Tight pass to the centre.
  • Finish!
  • No touch is an extra point.
drawing Depth pass / space behind defence
  • Stability:
    • Stand on one leg.
    • Pull up the other leg, so that the upper leg is horizontal.
    • Lower leg vertically at an angle of about 90 degrees.
    • Toes of the raised leg point upward.
    • Contra arm to the front.
    • After 5 seconds, switch legs (provided that the player is stable).
  • Same as before, but with forward and sideways step.
  • Same as before, but from a forward movement.
  • Various plank exercises in closed and open chain.
  • All poses should be held for 15-20 seconds.
  • Split group into 2 groups.
  • 1 group starts with exercise 1.
  • 1 group starts at exercise 2.
  • 4 minutes per exercise with 2 min rest.
  • Exercise 1:
    • Running Ladder:
      • Knees low frequency high.
    • Low hurdles:
      • Punching jumps.
    • Zig zag pawns.
    • Sit low and moment at pawn short.
    • Sticks LOOP.
  • Exercise 2:
    • Running Ladder:
      • Sideways knees high.
    • High hurdles:
      • Hopscotch jumps.
    • Zig zag forward.
    • Canes SPRING.



drawing Walk / jump ABC AD
  • In a circle
  • Exercises mobility.
  • See stretch card mobility.
  • Sets of 10 repetitions
  • Stretch the groin.
    • Sit on one knee.
    • Other leg sideways.
    • Light spring from the hip
  • Hip stretch.
    • Sitting on 1 knee.
    • Other leg forward (lunge)
  • Stretch lower back.
    • Lie on your stomach and put your arms forward.
    • Come up with your upper body.
  • Stretch hamstrings.
    • Sitting with one leg extended forward and one leg drawn in.
    • Both hands on the foot of the stretched leg.
  • Stretch gluteal region.
    • Lying on your back, grasp one leg by the upper leg and pull it towards you.
    • Bend other leg and place it on the upper leg at knee level.
  • Bridging:
    • 2 sets of 20 repetitions
  • Planks:
    • 2 sets of 20-30 seconds
  • Squats:
    • 2 sets of 20 repetitions
  • Push up:
    • 2 sets of 15 repetitions
  • Burpees:
    • 2 sets of 10 repetitions

  • Dribble in a zigzag.
  • Slanting pass with right foot, vertical pass with left foot.
  • Alternate passing move at blue
    • Felling movement.
    • Dragging movement.
    • Step over (outside off) and take the ball on the outside.
    • Double step (inside out).
drawing Zigzag left/right with passing motion
  • Pass-roulette in diamond shape.
    • 1 passes to 2.
    • 2 passes to 1.
    • 1 passes to 3.
    • 3 passes to 4.
    • 4 joins the line.
  • Some points of attention:
    • Must roll ball off to begin the drill.
    • Must pass ball short (not a one meter pass).
    • Must control ball and then pass.
    • Must stand with back to sideline and take ball with furthest foot.
drawing check
  • Groups of 3 (if the number is wrong, make a group of 2).
  • Player 1 and 2 both have a ball.
  • Player 2 moves sideways (with his face to player 1) to stick a and goes around the stick and gets the ball in the middle of player 1.
  • The handball is entered and player 2 goes sideways to stick 2.
  • At stick 2 player 2 turns around his axis and gets the ball in the middle played to him by player 3.
  • 3 ( 3x1 minute).
drawing WU 3 players - 2 balls and 2 sticks
  • 2 goalkeepers in goal.
  • Defender passes ball to K1, defender runs free and gets ball, after which he looks for other goal and finishes on K2.
  • Duration: 10 min.
drawing warm-up 2 - return ball on goalkeeper + finish
  • X1 dribbles and plays in to K1 (or other player).
  • K1 processes and plays X2 in the foot.
  • X2 does the same (dribble + finish) to K2.
  • K2 processes and in turn plays X1 back to him.
drawing warm-up 1 play ball around in diamond shape
  • Exercise double lining up.
  • O1 plays in to O2.
  • O2 plays long ball to K. K controls/catch ball and plays out the 3 on 2.
  • When O1/O2 take ball they score at big goal with K .
  • K + A1 and A2 score at small goal which O1/O2 defend.
  • Duration:
    • 15 min.
  • Passing on :
    • O1/O2 become A1/A2 and vice versa.
drawing Exercise 1 - goalkeepers 3VS 2