Soccer drills
- Player A passes to B
- B takes ball with furthest foot
- Dribbles through gate and finishes
- A runs through the gate on the other side
- A and B do a 1 versus 1 match
- Keeping ball on foot.
- Player plays in on inside of pawn, accepts with one touch and allows her/him to turn around pawn.
- Plays across, again inside etc.
- Last player in the 16 meters takes over and dribbles the ball through the exercise. Be aware of surroundings, hold back/push through.
- Player 2 says which side he wants the ball on
- Player 1 plays the ball on that side
- Player 2 makes an action at the pawns
- Player 2 rounds off
Goal of the exercise:
- Try to get 3 balls to your hat as fast as possible.
- Make 4 pairs.
Exercise:
- Start with 12 balls.
- Each time, 1 player from a pair will participate. The other player will not participate.
- The winner is the one who first has 3 balls at his hat.
- After this round, the second player goes.
- After each round, 1 ball is removed from the game, leaving fewer and fewer balls.
Game rules:
- Do not take more than 1 ball at a time.
- Dribble only.
- Players waiting are not allowed to help or hinder.
- It is not allowed to take balls away while dribbling, so no duels.
- Balls do not have to come from the middle only but may be taken buck away from another player.
Players Blue:
Match-oriented positions:
Match-oriented positions:
A = Left back
B = Central defensive midfielder
C = Left half
D = Striker 1
E = Striker 2
- Left back plays into the left half.
- Central midfielder gets free in the axis and is played on by the left half.
- Striker 1 sinks out a bit for the handball.
- Striker 1 drops ball to left half.
- Striker 1 turns away so that ball could possibly be stabbed to him.
- Left half leaves depth ball and plays Striker 2 tight in foot.
- The rebounds him half deep to the incoming Striker 1.
- Striker 1 works off.
Players Red:
A = Central defensive midfielder
B = Left back
C = Left half
D = Striker 1
E = Striker 2
- Central midfielder plays into left half.
- Left half drops to left back.
- Striker 1 drops out.
- Left back plays into striker 1.
- Striker 1 drops to pass-through central midfielder.
- Central midfielder looks for striker two.
- Striker 1 gets under the ball.
- Striker two drops to Striker 1.
- Striker 1 finishes.
Always pass alphabetically.
Variation opportunity in advanced situations:
-Add a number 10 -see white player- to the situation to create additional opportunities.
-Have the left half run action into the corner to receive and cross as an additional opportunity.
- Two mini goals outside the box.
- Play team against team.
Exercise:
- Start on the back line.
- On "yes" from trainer, teams play the ball in tight and come in for the ball rebound.
- Hit the ball in one pass at pace into the mini goal.
- Whoever scores first or only gets the ball from the player standing between the mini goals for a quick 2 vs. 2 in the 16 yards.
- Concentrate on playing tightly
Exercise revolves primarily around player D.
Open-ended approach essential.
Open-ended approach essential.
- Starts at A.
- A plays to B.
- B rebounds in the run back to A.
- D makes forward action and gets into the ball between the 2 hats.
- A plays in on D's left foot.
- D accepts with one ball contact and turns up between the two hats.
- D plays in on C.
- C drops on B.
- B pokes into the run of the passed D.
- D finishes in small goal and closes in behind again.
Alphabetical turn through.
- Player 1 passes the ball to player 2.
- Player 1 runs through and player 2 lays the ball wide.
- Player 1 passes the ball to player 3.
- Player 2 meanwhile has run on to the goal.
- Player 3 passes a cross to player 2 and and then player 2 finishes.
- Player 2 dribbles with ball from A to B and passes to C
- Player D passes to A
- Player from B to D
- Player 3 dribbles with ball from C to B and passes to A
- Player D to C
- Player B to D
- The first player plays the ball deep to the second player.
- This second player then passes the ball.
- The first player finishes.
- Player 1 passes a long ball across the goal.
- Player 2 takes the ball and must attack.
- Player 1 must defend.
- Is it played 1 versus 1 then player 1 slides through and player 2 joins the line.
