Soccer exercises for u12
- 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.
Distances: pawns 2 meters apart.
T= TRAINER.
CV= central defender.
Blue is defense.
Red is offense.
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.
- There will be 4 rows of hats, each spaced 10 meters apart. As many lanes as you have pairs.
- Each lane has a 2-pair with 1 ball.
- Players line up at the first 2 rows of hats.
- The ball is at blue's sideline. This passes across the ground to red. This passes back across the ground and runs backwards to the next hats.
- Now blue passes with a firmer pass to red. This one passes back firmly and runs backwards to the last row of hats.
- Then blue passes to red with a high ball and runs himself to the row of hats closest to red.
- Now red stays on the back line and blue runs backwards to the next row of hats after each pass.
Pay attention to good kicking technique and good ball-taking.
Distances:
- Pawns at 16 width 5 meters.
- Pawns underneath at 10 meters.
- Pawns side 3 meters from the 16 and 5 meters down.
- A stands 10 meters from the pawns.
- A plays the ball to the incoming B and immediately runs himself to the side past the defender.
- B drops the ball on A and goes to his starting position.
- As soon as B drops the ball, C starts running to pass the back.
- A plays the ball in the run along to C.
- C crosses past the last man and then puts the ball back to B.
- B rounds off.
- A becomes B, B becomes C and C retrieves the ball and connects behind and then through the other side
Coach moment:
A after pass immediately run through.
B get loose to ask for ball then immediately take position.
C at right time start not too deep because then too close to CV.
A after pass immediately run through.
B get loose to ask for ball then immediately take position.
C at right time start not too deep because then too close to CV.
Distances:
- Big pawns outside 16 stand 3 meters outside it.
- Player C 10 meters outside the 16.
- Distance C and B is 10 meters.
- Distance B and A is 5 meters.
- Large pawns are opponents.
- A plays into B.
- B turns away from the opponent inside and crosses the ball between the defenders into C's running line.
- C rounds off.
- A becomes B. B becomes C. C retrieves the ball and closes in behind.
- Then the other side starts.
Coach moment: C not to leave too early otherwise offside also pay attention to this as a coach. Do not leave too late or the goalkeeper will pick up the ball.
- S1 plays ball to S2.
- S2 spins out and does a one-two with S3 while looking back at S1.
- S3 does speed ladder to place S3.
- S1 runs through to S2, S2 to S3.
- S2 is central and asks ball to S1.
- S1 plays ball in.
- S2 spins out and does double pass to S3 who asks for ball with pre-action.
- S3 takes ball and does slalom with turn on each side and passes with ball to back pot.
- S1 gives pass to S2.
- S2 dribbles to cones, makes 1x sharp angle, gives pass to S3.
- S3 runs free, gets ball and finishes on goal.
- With fixed goalkeeper then it stays, without goalkeeper then trapper takes the place of goalkeeper.
- Goalkeeper goes rebound and handler takes ball and slides on, S1 goes dribbling.
- Exercise can be done in two directions.
- S1 dribbles to cones. Makes 2x sharp angle and finishes on goal.
- With fixed goalkeeper it stays, without goalkeeper trapper takes the place of goalkeeper.
- Exercise can be done by free choice from 2 sides.
Exercise begins at the two middle cones.
- S1 passes diagonally to S2.
- S2 rebounds to S3.
- S3 rebounds diagonally to S2 who presents at middle cone.
Exercise then continues on the other side.
6 pots, 2 balls and 6 players.
6 pots, 2 balls and 6 players.
Exercise begins at the two middle cones.
- S1 passes diagonally to S2.
- S2 rebounds to S3.
- S3 rebounds diagonally to S2 who presents at middle cone.
Exercise then continues on the other side.
6 pots, 2 balls and 6 players.
6 pots, 2 balls and 6 players.
Distances 3 corners 10 meters to make it more difficult reduce the distances.
Distance next triangle 20 meters.
1st triangle:
Distance next triangle 20 meters.
1st triangle:
- A plays B in.
- B plays C in.
- C drops ball on A.
- A gives ball in runs with C towards Pawn.
- Running line A to B , B to C , C becomes A.
2nd triangle:
- A2 plays B2 in.
- B2 passes to C2.
- C2 drops ball on A2.
- A2 plays the ball to D2.
- D2 turns open, plays E2 in.
- E2 plays F2 in.
- F2 drops ball on D2.
- D2 hands ball in, runs with F2 towards Pawn.
- Running line A to B, B to C, C to D, D to E, E to F, F becomes A.
3rd triangle:
- A3 plays B3 in.
- B3 plays C3 in.
- C3 drops ball to A3.
- A3 plays the ball to D3.
- D3 turns open plays E3 in.
- E3 plays F3 in.
- F3 drops the ball on D3.
- D3 plays the ball to G3.
- G3 spins open plays H3 in.
- H3 plays I3 in.
- I3 drops the ball to G3.
- G3 gives ball in runs with I3 towards Pawn.
- Running line A to B . B to C. C to D. D to E. E to F. F to G. G to H. H to I. I becomes A.
