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Soccer Drills Directory

Coaches, please check back on a regular basis as we grow our list of practice drills.

Do you have suggestion? Is there a drill that you'd like to see listed here? Send it to us and we'll add it: info@soccertraininginfo.com

Drill Type

By Age

Of course some of these drills will overlap, useful for both defending and attacking, but we've separated them out to give you a start at least in locating a drill that works for the aspect of game you're focused on improving.

At the same time, drills aren't necessarily specific to an age; it's more about the playing level of the players you're coaching. So again, we've tried to put the drill useful for under 10 players in one section, but these might also be good for players who are under 6 but just more advanced, or useful for players who are under 14 but still lack some of the fundamentals of the game.

And some drills involve not just one skill, but a multiple of skills: shooting, passing and dribbling, for example. It's hard to do a drill without having other aspects of the game involved in the drill. Unless say you’re doing ball work only or juggling. So, some shooting drills will include passing and defending, but the focus, as the coach, should be on shooting in that drill.

The ideal drill, as your players progress, is to involve all aspects of the game, and to run continuously without players waiting to join the game or having to stand in the line. This is what you as a coach should strive for in your practices.

However, to get your players to that skill level, where they can go through drills technically sound in all the fundamentals of the game, you have to build up to their ability stage by stage, perfecting the basics of the game.

Passing Drills

• Hidden Player Drill
• Angled Approach Drill
• Pass Around the Square
• Timing the Pass
• Pass Around the Square
• The Beckham Switch
• Three Man Weave
• Circuit Passes
• Passing Carousel
• Hit the Bulls Eye
• Passing Lanes
• Closest to the Line
• Four Corners Passing
  
  

Heading Drills

• Heading Circle
• Heading Over Man in the Middle
• Head Catch Game
• Short Short Long Heading
  

Shooting Drills

• Quick Fire Shooting Drill
• Shooting with Chaser
• Shooting Drill with Chaser
• Near & Far Post Finishing
• Shooting Drill Dash
• Multiple Players to Goal
• Breakaways Drill
• Continuous Three Versus Two Shooting Drill
• Shooting at Different Angles

Dribbling Drills

• Sprint Dribble
• One Versus One to Four Goals
• Shielding Duel
• Too Few Balls Drill
• Chase the Dribbler
• One Versus One to Two Goals
• Dribbling Geometry
• Follow the Leader
• Mirror Moves Drill
• One Versus One to Cone
• Sharks and Minnows
• Start Your Engines
• Breakaways Drill
• Messi & Maradona Slalom
• Pass, Dribble at Speed
• Musical Ball Dribbling

Possession Drills

• Playing in Three Zones
• Three Team Keep Away
• Possession Game with Kick Out
• Two Versus Two Keep Away
• Zonal Play with Limited Touches
• Neutral Player in Possession Drill
• Directional Possession
• Grid Work in Groups of Three

Warm Up Drills

• Pairs Skills Warm Up
• Kangaroo Jumps
• Head Catch Game

Individual Training Drills

• Off the Wall Juggling
• Juggling
  
  

Defending Drills

• Block Passing Lane
• Recovery Run Drill
• Defending the Line
• Shepherding Drill
• Three Versus Two Chasing
• Challenging Defenders in Grids
• Defenders Increase in Numbers

Games

• Soccer Baseball
• Soccer Golf
• Soccer Bowling
• Soccer Olympic Races
• Obstacle Courses
• Relay Races
• Race to the Endline

Combining Drills

• Target Play
• Four Targets Drill
  
  

Pairs Drills

• Pairs Back Heel Practice
• Pairs Volley Passing
• Pairs Skills Warm Up
  
  

Under 6 Drills

• Avoid Land Mines
• Tunnel Passes
• Freeze Tag Game
• Sharks and Minnows
• Hit the Cone
• Knock Out
• Dodge Ball
• Crab Soccer
• Follow the Snake
• Piggy in the Middle
• Soccer Marbles
• Soccer Bowling
• Kangaroo Jumps

Under 8 Drills

• Grid Play 1 Versus 1
• Closest to the Line
  

Under 10 Drills

• Obstacle Courses
• Relay Races

Under 12 Drills

• Possession Game with Kick Out
• Two Versus Two Keep Away
  

Under 14 Drills

• Entire Team in the Attacking Third
• Counter Attacking in Small Side Game
• Half field Game to Big & Small Goals
• Two Grids with Open Space

Under 16 Drills

• Directional Three Versus Two
• Grid Within Grids Challenge
• Moving the Ball in Lines
• Attacking Midfielder Drill
• Working with Positional Groups
• Grid Play with Free Zone
• 4 Versus 4 Versus 4

Under 18 Drills

• Positional Group Play
• Grid Play: Three Versus Two & One Versus One
  
  

Control Drills

• Lateral Control Drill
• Good First Touch Drill
• Controlling the Ball

Crossing Drills

• Pass, Spin, Cross

Throw In Drills

• The "Pick" Throw In
• Throw Ins Drill

Turning Drills

• Turning a Defender Drill
• Two Versus One Back Turned
• Working on Turns

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