Soccer drills
- Players face each other
- 1 side plays ball in and immediately becomes defender
- Player takes ball and tries to make action and dribble across the line
Notes:
- Defending directly forward
- Duel on the ball
- Moment of entry must be at the moment attacker dribbles ball forward
Keeper is in the goal standing just outside the 16. This is to add some surprise. He does know if the ball is coming over the left or right. But either striker can be the one finishing.
- We start at the number 10 position A.
- The attack is "dead" there, so we get the ball out and play back to our 6 B.
- Our 6 now looks for the half player at C or D.
- If C, takes on with the right and turns open and, possibly through the number 10, looks for the other side.
- If D, takes on with the left and turns open and searches, possibly via the number 10, the other side.
- The half player then plays into the box near the strikers waiting at the corners of 5 meter area.
- One of the players works off and joins A, the other striker remains standing.
Passing is done alphabetically. Positions D and C are double for turnovers.
- Ball starts in circle.
- Triangle player makes running action to the circle in the same color.
- So two consecutive circles are two offers/run actions.
- Dotted line is running line.
- Tight line is pass line.
Ball possession.
A match without goals.
A match without goals.
Exercise:
- Keeping the ball in the team as long as possible
- Running free and retrieving the ball
Variation:
- Ball restriction of touching 2x or touching 1x.
- Adjust the space according to the amount of players.
- 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.
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.
