Soccer drills

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Party game 4 against 4

A game of 4 against 4 in which you have to play at high speed.
You may be short a player, add a chameleon or make it 3 against 3. The loser does 10 push ups.

Points of attention:

Make sure they play at a high tempo
Explain the best way for them to run free. Put the game on hold for a while.
Make sure they put high pressure

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2 vs.

2 vs. 1 played at high tempo. The defender blue plays into the attackers red and so the 2 v 1 begins.

Points of attention:

Attackers moving around a lot
Defenders in good position
Attackers make speed

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Circuit

Staircase 3 variants:
- Each step 1 step.
- Two feet in.
- Foot in foot out.
Sprint pull up to pawn.
Slalom around pawn with ball:
- 1x good foot.
- 1x alternate.
- 1x ball rolling under foot left and right.
One-two with player.
Dribble through and pass with scissors.
Then round off.

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Butter, cheese and eggs

The exercise goes as follows:

2 teams. One blue and one red.
1 player per team always dribbles around the caps and tries to score when they have been around the last cap.
When successful, they may take a vest from their own team and run towards the square to put the vest down in 1 of the 9 squares.
The team that has 3 in a row first wins.
When the vests run out and no 3 in a row has been made, they must take a vest from the square and move it to another square.

Rules:
- No skipping caps.
- Only grab a vest when you have scored.
- 3 vests per team.

Variations:
- Make it a game after 7 minutes.
- Switch sides once.

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1 vs.

A 1 vs. 1 exercise in which the defending red team plays the ball in to the attacking blue team.

When the attacking blue side has the ball, it looks for a 1 vs. 1 with the player from team red.
If either team scores, both players switch sides so player red goes to blue and player blue goes to red.
It may be that a red player takes the ball away. In that case, they may score on team blue's small goal.
Team blue must score on a big goal that also has a goalkeeper.
The players keep track of their own points and the three who finish last do 10 push ups.

Game rules:

Ball out are 2 new players.
If the goalkeeper catches the ball, it is play on so it is a 2 against 1 situation.
Goal is also 2 new players.

Points of attention:

Make sure the attackers dribble in at a high pace.
Make sure the defenders defend forward.
Make sure the defenders have a good stance.

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Pass kick

1st exercise:

You start the first exercise by playing the ball in.
The player accepts and passes it to the next player.
The player also runs after the ball so that each time someone is in the right place.
When you notice that it is too easy, you switch to the second exercise and it goes like this.

2nd exercise:

Player 1 plays into player 2. He then drops the ball to player 1 who then passes it to player 3.
Player 3 then drops it to player 2 and then player 2 plays diagonally to player 4 and so on.

Points of attention:

Have the players coach each other.
See if they are keeping track.
If it is too easy, increase the pace.
In exercise 2, then have the player really get under the ball when they get the ball back.
The players must offer themselves.
The players should ask for the ball.

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Playing off overtime

The purpose of this exercise is to play out of overtime.

The 2 defenders of team red play the ball diagonally to a player of team blue.
Then it is a matter of scoring and making sure they play out the overtal.

The teams just stay put and you have them switch sides after 6 minutes.
If the red team takes the ball away, they can score on a little goaltending by team blue.

Rules of play.

Ball out is switch.
Keeper the ball is play on.
Scoring is switching.

Points of Attention

Have the defenders defend on a line.
Let the attackers make runs.
Play the ball around at a high pace.
If they can shoot, they should shoot.

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4-on-4 with center line and goal area

Set out a field for 4 v 4. For example 20 meters wide by 30 meters long.
Create a center line and a goal area with pawns.

A party game 4 v 4 / 5 v 5 or 6 v 6 is played.
You can deepen the game by giving different assignments such as:

1. Free play; no other assignments beyond the normal rules of the game.
2. No goal may be scored until everyone has crossed the center line.
3. A goal may only be scored inside the goal area after an end pass.
4. Hitting 3 times.
5. Crossing an x-number of times before scoring is allowed.
6. Combination of the above.

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Zone defense

Distances: compartments 3 by 3 meters.

Everyone stays in their box.
Red is going to try to score by shooting the ball into one of the goals.
The defender opposite the player with the ball steps toward him then to put pressure on the ball.
The other defenders step in to shield the pass line.

Variants:
Harder: make boxes smaller than 3 x 3 meters.
Easier: make boxes larger than 3 x 3 meters.

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Condition 1 against 1

This 1 vs. 1 exercise begins when the players have run around half the field.
They must first go around the hat in the corner and then pass behind the goalie to start the 1 v 1.
The attackers - red - pick up a ball when they have passed behind the goalkeeper and go on the attack.

Points of attention
- Pay attention to the attitude of the defenders.
- Make sure the attackers have pace.
- Don't make it too complicated. So one action on pace and score.

Rules
- Score over center line.
- If the player has been then switch sides.

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1 vs. 1 center circle

Put two small goals on the edge of center circle facing each other.
Make 2 teams with the same number of players.
These line up next to the goals.
The players choose a number from 1 to 5. With more than 10 players more numbers.

The coach passes the ball to the center and calls out a number.
From each team, the players with the called number play one against one on the goals.
After a while they choose a new number.

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Zone defense

Distances: pawns 2 meters apart.
T= TRAINER.
CV= central defender.
Blue is defense.
Red is offense.

Explanation:

Box 1

Trainer plays ball in to A, the closest man in this case, the CV, step forward to put pressure on player with ball.
We see a gap created where there is space for the 2 attackers to run in. See the arrows from B&C.

Box 2

Here we see the solution to cover this running line.
The moment the defender steps in on the player with the ball, the other players step 1 meter to the middle to close the gap. In this way, no play can be made between them.
The defender facing the attacker who gets the ball steps forward. The rest must slide inside.

Explanation to players:

You explain that red are the attackers and blue are the defenders.
You start in the starting lineup and play attacker A.
You ask the players; what should the defense do now? Correct answer: opposing defender puts pressure on the man with the ball. Make sure the rest stay put.
You ask the players; what is created now? Correct answer: space/ running line for the attackers to dive in. Demonstrate this by running one of the attackers into this gap.
You now ask the players; how can they avoid this? Correct answer: all step in slightly. In this case exactly between the pawns.

Exercise:

Ball at trainer is always back to beginning lineup.
Initial exercise is passive, trainer plays to 1 attacker, the defenders take their steps, ball back to trainer.
Then then play other attacker. Do about 5 minutes until defenders do their job.
If it goes well quickly, you can make it harder just by increasing the ball pace.
One step further is to allow the attackers to pass the ball among themselves and not just to the trainer.
Then switch the attackers and defenders and do the same thing again. Both for about 10 minutes.

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