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Soccer drills

  • Player 1 does exercises on the ladder
  • At the end of the ladder is a ball
  • With the ball he dribbles along pylons that are wide spread (conditioning)
  • At the last pylon he shoots at a small goal
  • Get your own ball, shoot back to the end of the ladder
  • If player 1 is at the end of the ladder, player 2 can begin 
drawing Senior: ladder + dribbling + shooting / passing
  • The idea is to be able to play a game in corona time.
  • The idea comes from a table soccer game
  • Each player has his own space they are not allowed to leave.
  • By passing, the ball can be brought to the other player
  • Defense is allowed as long as it remains in his/her own discipline.
  • The field can be adjusted to the number of players


Further goals:

  • Passing
  • Positioning game
  • Shooting Distance


  • The exercise can be made more difficult by making the game faster
  • By only hitting the ball 2 or 3 times and playing quickly
  • After all, during a match you don't have that much time either
drawing Corona football on the field
  • Pass and kick with variations in finishing and build-up
    • Keeper throws out, striker gets the ball and closes in
    • Keeper shoots out, playing striker with back to goal, striker turns away
drawing Passing, kicking and finishing

1 v 1 

  • Playing in
  • Find each other
  • Going in to win the duel
  • Score or ball goes out 
  • Next pair starts
drawing 1 v 1
  • 2 players walk along a row of pylons.
  • Play the ball between the pawns to each other. 
  • Preferably hit 1x. 
  • Execute both left and right.
drawing Passing and conditioning
  • Player 1 plays the ball to player 2. 
  • Behind player 2 is a defender. 
  • Player 2 turns left or right.
  • Same as above but player 2 bounces back on player 1 who turned right (or left) and sprints away. 
  • Player 1 passes the ball in his feet.
drawing Shielding the ball and turning away


  • You can use this exercise if you want to work in positions with a defensive triangle.
  • You can apply variations where necessary and also change the distances.
  • This exercise has been given several times with youth teams as well as with the first teams.
  • As you can see in the picture we work on 2 sides.
  • Approximately the space from the 16m to the center line.
  • First player plays the ball diagonally, player B turns with the ball and plays it to C who performs a 1/2 with B. C plays the ball deep on D. It connects to the other group.
  • When A is past the zone the other group leaves.
  • Passing on A-B-C-D.
  • You can also replace player D by a goalkeeper.
  • You can do enough variations in this warm-up exercise. An extra 1/2 for player D. Or player B who moves on the pass of C and responds to D. And so on.
  • Let the exercise run for about 4 minutes before inserting a variation.
  • Always emphasize the forward rotation of B.
  • Take care of a short passing and a short acceleration after the pass at the end of the warming up.


warming-up-exercises


Exercise1 RUN STRAIGHT FORWARD

  • Jog to the last pylon. 
  • Make sure your upper body is upright. 
  • Your hips, knees and feet should form a line.
  • Don't let your knees buckle inwards. 
  • On the way back, run a little faster. 
  • Do the exercise twice.


Exercise 2 RAISE KNEE AND TURN UPPER LEG OUTWARDS WHILE RUNNING

  • Jog to the first pylon. 
  • Stop and raise your knee forward. 
  • Turn your knee out and put your foot down. 
  • Keep your pelvis horizontal and your upper body still. 
  • The hip, knee and foot of the supporting leg together form a straight line. 
  • Do not let the knee of the supporting leg bend inwards. 
  • Jog to the next pylon and repeat the exercise with the other leg. 
  • When you have finished the course, jog back. Do the exercise twice.


Exercise 3 RAISE KNEE AND TURN UPPER LEG INWARDS WHILE RUNNING

  • Jog to the first pylon. 
  • Stop and raise your knee sideways. 
  • Turn your knee inwards and put your foot down. 
  • Keep your pelvis horizontal and your upper body still. 
  • The hip, knee and foot of the supporting leg together form a straight line. 
  • Do not let the knee of the supporting leg bend inwards. 
  • Jog to the next pylon and repeat the exercise with the other leg. 
  • When you have finished the course, jog back. 
  • Do the exercise twice.


Exercise 4 RUNNING AROUND A PARTNER 

  • Jog to the first pylon. 
  • Shuffle sideways, at an angle of 90 degrees to your partner, shuffle a whole circle around each other (without changing your direction of view). 
  • and back to the first pylon. 
  • Bend your hips and knees slightly and move your body weight to the ball of your feet. 
  • Do not let your knees bend inwards. 
  • Jog to the next pylon and repeat the exercise. 
  • When you have finished the course, jog back. 
  • Do the exercise twice.


Exercise 5 JUMP AND TOUCH SHOULDERS WHEN RUNNING

  • Jog to the first pylon. 
  • Shuffle sideways, at an angle of 90 degrees to your partner. 
  • Jump in the middle towards each other to make shoulder to shoulder contact. 
  • Land on both feet with your hips and knees bent. 
  • Do not let your knees bend inwards. 
  • Shuffle back to the first pylon. 
  • Jog to the next cap and repeat the exercise. 
  • When you are ready with the course, jog back. 
  • Do the exercise twice.


Exercise 6 RUN ACCELERATING AND SLOWING DOWN

  • Run quickly to the second pylon 
  • and then run backwards to the first pylon; 
  • keep your hips and knees slightly bent. 
  • Always run two pylons forward and one back. 
  • When you're done with the course, jog back. 
  • Do the exercise twice.
  • Put 2 chairs 18.3 meters apart.
  • Put a tennis ball on chair 1 (this is always replenished), and put a bin on chair 2.
  • The players work in pairs. 
  • One runs and the other keeps replacing the tennis balls.
  • Collect as many tennis balls as possible in 9 minutes. 
  • It is not allowed to throw and you have to run around the chairs.
  • Players in a circle hold each other's arms. pilons in the middle, 
  • Try to move the other one against a pilon. 
  • Whoever hits a pilon gets a penalty point. 
  • At 5 penalty points there will be prints etc.
  • Number 1 plays 2 and plays a 1-2
  • 1 opens to 3 which puts the ball ready for number 4.
  • Number 4 finishes off on the goal with left leg.
  • After this number 5 starts towards 6 etc. Number 8 finishes off with right foot. 
  • Player 1 stands on the edge of the 16 meter / 11 meter dot (depending on the level of the players)
  • Player 2 stands on the edge of the centre circle and plays the ball in on player 1.
  • Player 1 plays the ball to player 2.
  • Player 2 shoots at goal.