Soccer drills

Make a square

  • 1 player in the middle
  • 3 players on the lines of the square with 2 balls
  • Player 1 is played by the player on the corner.
  • Player 1 takes the ball and moves on to the other corner of the square.
  • The player on the corner runs on to the other corner.
  • It's a kind of carousel. 
  • The ball always goes crosswise, from one corner to the other.
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Description: 

  • There are 4 balls in each goal.
  • By scoring, a team can clear its goal.
  • And this by starting to build up backwards.
  • Game is set in motion by the goalkeeper of the losing team.


Organization

  • Field: 35 x 25 m

Duration:  

  • 20 min

Coaching: 

Basics

  • Free standing and free running + correctly screwed in receiver "PLAYABLE".
  • Play or show that you're free "SPEAK"
  • Play the ball with the right foot, the right speed and accurately "ACCURATE".

Teamtactics

  • Play deep if possible "DEEP"
  • Open wide if depth fails "WIDE"

Fun:

  • Say bombs instead of balls.

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Description:

  • Attacking team goes in 3 attacks.

    In addition, they come in zone 1 with one defender.

  • They will have to play out the defender by means of an action or a pass.

  • Then they come into zone 2: where there are now 2 defenders where they can only pass through the zone by a width pass.

  • After they pass through the 2nd zone, they can decide on a goal.

Organization

  • 25 x 17,5 m

Duration: 

  • Each attacking team gets 5 chances
  • Then the teams change.

Coaching:

Basics

 

  • Free standing and free running + correctly positioned receiver "PLAYABLE".
  • Play or show that you're free "SPEAK"
  • Play the ball with the right foot, the right speed and accurately "ACCURATE".

Teamtactics

 

  • Play deep if possible "DEEP"
  • Open wide if depth fails "WIDE"

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Description:

  • Attacking team goes per 2 attacks.
  • In addition, they enter zone 1 with 1 defender.
  • They will have to play out the defender by means of an action or a width pass.
  • Then they come into zone 2: where everything in zone 1 repeats.
  • After they pass the 2nd zone, they can finish on target.

Organisation

  • Field: 25 x 17,5 m

Duration:

  • Each attacking team gets 5 chances
  • Then the teams change.

Coaching:

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Description:

  • Bowling: 1 player of each team takes turns kicking a ball from 5m to 10 cones.
  • And tries to kick as many cones as possible.

Organization

  • 10 cones in pyramid shape
  • 5 m further a game from where the players may kick.

 Duration: 

  • 10 min

Coaching:

  • Take a good look
  • Accurate passing

Note:

  • start at 5m
  • then 10m


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Description:

  • Keeper runs in and opens wide so that the ball can be played to the wing or the opening tail.
  • After 5 min change sides.

Organization

  • Full field (35 x 25 m)

Duration: 

  • 10 min (2 x 5min)

Fun:

  • Which team scores the most when they attack.

Coaching:

Basics

  • Free standing and free running + correctly positioned receiver "PLAYABLE".
  • Play or show that you're free "SPEAK"
  • Play the ball with the right foot, the right speed and accurately "ACCURATE".

Teamtactics

  • Play deep if possible "DEEP"
  • Open wide if depth fails "WIDE"

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Description:

  • Island Soccer: 2 teams that each have to keep their island free of bombs.
  • Getting the bombs as fast as possible on the island by quickly leading over the 3 footbridges (Goals)

Organisation

  • Field: ½ field (25x35m)

Duration: 

  • 10 min

Coaching:

  • Faster
  • Ball close to the foot

Fun:

  • Without a defender
  • With 1 guard on the island each (hands on the back)
  • 1 guard per team per island (i.e. 2 guards per side)



island-game

  • A field of 20x30 meters
  • 2 teams of equal number of players. if odd: with 1 chameleon (is in game with ball possession)
  • Players may play a maximum of 3 passes with the ball and must then throw the ball over to a team-mate with their hands.
  • in 15 continuous transfers by 1 party they have 1 point
  • at 5 points opponent has to perform 10 push-ups
  • 4 sessions of 5 min. Just let them play the first session, after the first session talk about the good moments but of course also address the lesser moments, think of coaching, getting into the ball, when throwing long ball. 3rd session with focus on positioning with the feet. before the 4th session, indicate where things are not going well yet.
  • You'll see that it's easier with the hands.
  1. Put out a field with pilons and indicate the border
  2. Make a team of 4 to 5 players.
  3. These form a human chain by giving each other a hand
  4. On signal, the chain should touch the others without letting go of each other
  5. Nice exercise for group bonding.


  • Two groups of players
  • 1 defender
  • The defender attacks the attacker and the attacker must try to score
  • After a shot at goal, the attacker takes over the defender's place and an attacker from the other group tries to score.
  • Again a shot and the attacker takes the place of the defender.
  • etc.
  • Try to keep up the pace.


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  • Box training
  • Line up:
  • 4 pilons in box shape at 2m distance from each other.
  • 4 pilons round at 4m from each other.
  • Task 1: Drive the ball to the other side through the middle box without colliding.


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Task 2: Drive the ball to the first pilon with the left foot to the right and take it to the next pilon to the right of starting position.

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Task 3: Drive the ball to the first pilon with the right foot to the left and take it to the next pilon to the left of starting position.

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Task 4: Drive the ball to the first pilon with the left foot to the right and pass the ball to the player on the right of starting position (pass with right)

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Task 5: Drive the ball to the first pilon with the right foot to the left and pass the ball to the player to the left of starting position. (Pass with left)

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  • Player plays the ball to a fellow player, this player passes the ball back.
  • Player runs in on the ball and plays on the second player who is on the 16 yard box
  • This player also passes the ball.
  • 1st player runs in and shoots at goal
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