Soccer drills

Field setup:

5 pawns including 2 x 2 on each side and 1 in the middle as the starting position.

How to play:

Player number 2 passes the ball to player number 3 who passes the ball back to player number 2. Player number 3 runs on to the pawn in front left and waits to receive the ball from player 2. Player 2 himself runs on to the cone in front of the goal. Player number 3 passes the ball and player 2 tries to score on the goalkeeper.

Rules/tips:

• The numbers in the image to the right indicate the order.
• Try to pass the ball from the left as well as from the right side. Swap when everyone has been there once.
• To make it easy at first you can also start without a goalie.

Field setup:

Line up 2 Pawns per player group opposite each other with starting 5 meters in between. Later this can be extended to 10 or 15 metres.

How the game progresses:

The players must try to knock over each other's cone.

Rules of the game:

• You are not allowed to stand in front of your cone but must always stand behind it.
• When you shoot, you can put the ball on the left or the right side of the cone.
• If you hit the cone you get 1 point.
• When the trainer whistles you have to change with another player.
• You may not stand opposite the same player.

Field position:

Line up 8 to 10 pawns in 2 rows next to each other.

How to play:

Each player tries to slalom through the cones. This must be done by hitting the ball with the inside and the outside of your football boot.

Variations:

• First, make sure the move is done with the inside and with the outside of the foot.
• Play a game between 2 players: who is the fastest.
• To also learn to turn quickly, take the same route back along the cones at the end.

Field position:

1 starting pawn 30 metres away from the goal. One player to pass the ball and the rest of the players behind the starting pawn.

How to play:

From the first left pawn, the ball is passed wide to the emerging player. This player shoots the ball at once at the goal.

Rules/tips:

• Make sure you push your body forward when you shoot otherwise the ball often goes too high.
• Make sure you choose your angle when the goalkeeper is in the middle.
• Make sure you shoot low if the goalkeeper is slightly off his goal
• If the goalkeeper is on the line, you can also shoot high

Organization:

Divide the team into 2 groups. Preferably have both groups finish with the same exercise on 2 goals.

Exercise A:

Pass the ball, lay it wide, play into the corner, cross to the striker and finish.

Exercise B:

Pass the ball, lay it wide, play into the corner and cross to the midfielder. After a combination with the striker the midfielder finishes.

If everything goes well you can ask them to score with a volley at the end.

Notes:

Scoring in this exercise is most important. It is allowed to play through the air, as long as this is done accurately

Organisation:

In exercise A the team is divided into two groups, one on the left and one on the right.

A cross is hit from the back line. The incoming attackers cross each other. The player who shot at the goal collects the ball and goes behind. The player who hit the cross becomes the attacker.

In exercise B, the ball is shot on goal after a handball and 1-2 combination. You can do this yourself,

After the exercise has gone well, you can act as defender here.

The players move on.

Points of attention:

Movement towards the ball.

Playing clean and hard.

Organization:

2 attackers against 1 defender + a goalkeeper.
The attacking team can score from outside the 10 meter zone by shooting directly after the handball
. If they enter the 10-meter zone, they can choose how to score.
After a chance, missed or hit, or when the ball goes out to the sides, the ball is exchanged.
The defender can score on the 2 small goals.

Points of attention:

Move to the side to make room for your team-mate.

Organization:

Divide the team into two groups. Everyone has a ball. Each group near a goal with a goalkeeper. There are different ways to finish on goal.

Exercise A is with a handball. The players have to set the ball up with the outside of their foot so that they can shoot at the goal in one fluent movement.

In exercise B the ball is played to them from the side. They receive the ball with their left and shoot with their right. If the pass from the trainer comes from the left, they take the ball with the right and shoot with the left.

In exercise C they come up to the trainer and cut the ball with the inside or the outside of the foot. After the cutting movement they must try to shoot directly.

Points of attention:

Look at their standing leg at the moment they shoot.
Do they estimate the ball speed correctly?

Organization:

Divide the team into 2 groups. Everyone has a ball. Each group near a goal with a goalkeeper.
There are different ways to finish on the goal.
Exercise A is with a handball.
In exercise B the ball is played to them from the side.
In exercise C the ball comes from behind.
If everything goes well, you can also try other variations.
For example: throwing up the ball; throwing the ball over a player who has his back to the goal.

Some remarks:

With F-pupils it is recommended to play handball yourself. This is to keep the pace of the exercise
.
In the second year of E-pupils, you can also let them pass.

Points of attention

Look at their standing leg at the moment of
shooting.
Do they estimate the ball speed correctly?

Organisation:

Start with dribbling, then shoot through gates, via a handball comes a cross which is
shot
at goal
.
Depending on the number of players you can
start
with 2 balls, on position A and C, or with 3 balls at the same time
.
Everyone shifts one position at a time.

Points of attention

If necessary, accept the ball first.
Dribble with both legs.
Not too hard or soft passes.

Organization:

• Divide the team into 2 groups, 1 group on the left side and 1 on the right side.
• In exercise A they start with a single handball, then quickly move on to a double handball. The
• The first player then finishes the ball.
• In exercise B the ball is given deep after a 1-2 combination, after which a cross follows. Your
• You can act as a defender here.
• The players move on.
• The players must try to keep the ball low.

Points of attention:

Technical execution of the kick with the inside of the foot
:Stand leg; point in the direction of play; bent in the hip, knee and ankle.
Playing leg; turned outward; knee and ankle bent.
Playing foot; perpendicular to the direction of play; sole of the foot parallel to the ground; toes raised;
no weak ankle
on the
kick.
A controlled swinging movement.
Technical execution of the kick with the inside of the instep:
Stand leg; 2 to 3 foot widths next to the ball; bent at the knee.
Tackle; on the inside of the spot where the laces begin.
Approach from an angle of approximately 45º.

Organization:

Divide the team into 3 groups. If you have few players you can also make 2 groups and
leave out
a goalie
.

They have to pass the passive defender with a feint and then score.
After this, they move on to the next goal.

After a few rounds, you can indicate that you want to see a particular feint

If you are training in pairs, you can also be a defender yourself Now you can decide for each player how
strongly you will defend

If things are going well, you can instruct the defenders to defend at their very
best

Some comments:

You can use nice feints from professional footballers or the players of Balk 1 as an example
.

Points of attention:

Do not use the passing move too far or too close to the opponent.
The body must move with the passing move for it to be successful.