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Soccer drills for technique attack / offense

  • Duration:
    • +- 20 min
  • Distance:
    • 10 meters wide
    • 15 meters long
  • Execution: 
    • Blue defenders play the ball to the attackers.
    • Blue defends the goal.
    • Press opponent. 
    • One player puts pressure.
    • Another goes behind it diagonally for back cover. 
    • Play is over when ball is out or a goal is scored, switch teams.
  • Coaching moment: 
    • Defenders keep calm keep switching well with back cover. 
    • Attackers high ball tempo field wide keep playing defense.
    • Through ball between them.
drawing 3-2 back coverage
  • duration: 
    • 20 min
  • Distance: 
    • Red to blue pylon 10 meters. 
    • Between blue and blue 5 meters.
    • Width 15 meters. (depending on number of players)
  • Execution: 
    • 3 men play the ball around and try to get the ball to the other box. 
    • The blue players stand with 2 men in one box.
    • 1 in the blue square to cut the pass line. 
    • If the ball is in the other box, the man in the blue box moves on.
    • Then another player of blue takes over this position.
    • Play ball to other box= 1 point.
    • Between 2 players = 2 points. 
    • Blue takes the ball away = 1 point.
    • Switch after +- 3 min 
  • Coaching moment:  
    • Red 
      • Keep game wide 
      • Fast paced 
      • Open well 
      • Keep up the pace 
drawing Positioning by playing in between the lines
  • Duration: 
    • +-20 min
  • Distance: 
    • 16 meters area
  • Execution: 
    • Defenders start next to the goal. 
    • They play to the middle attacker.
    • Then run into the 16 meters for defense. 
    • First keep a fixed group of attackers and defenders.
    • Change after a few minutes
  • Coaching moment: 
    • Attackers 
      • Remain playable in 3 angles
      • Right time through-ball
    • Defenders 
      • Compact together
      • Provide back coverage
drawing finishing 2-3
  • Duration: 
    • Remainder
  • Distance: 
    • Width: 
      • Whole Field 
    • Length: 
      • Between center line and 16 meters
  • Execution: 
    • Everyone has his position and his direct opponent. 
    • If you have the ball, you screen the ball
    • Then drop it on incoming player and build up to goal.
  • Coach moment: 
    • Ball shield, 
    • Make walking action at the right time. 
    • Dare to play forwards. 
  • IMPORTANT TO KEEP PLAYING IN YOUR POSITION!!!! 
drawing Game: active defenders
  • Playing soccer after throwing in via handball (and opening other side).
  • First attacking 
  • Then change of sides
  • attack: 
    • A throws in on B 
    • B comes in front of the defender and plays / bounces on A
    • A responds directly to C
    • C scores
  • Change of sides: 
    • A throws in on B 
    • B comes in front of the defender and plays / bounces on A
    • A responds directly to C 
    • C opens on D
    • D pulls back line and moves forward 
    • A and C try to score
  • Duration: 
    • 20 min
  • Distance: 
    • box 10 by 10 meters 
    • goals 3-1 in the middle of the line
  • Execution: 
    • 2 to 3
    • Middle player of 3 starts on the same line as defenders. 
    • The builders are required to play the middle player first. 
    • Then build up to a goal.
    • Game is over when one of the 2 parties has scored or the ball is out of the field. 
    • After that, switch positions 
  • Coach moment: 
    • Center player comes loose and shields the ball well.
    • Play short combinations so that the other player can act immediately.
drawing 3-2 build-up under pressure
  • 4 pilons as on picture
  • Each pilon 1 player
  • Rest of players at 1st pilon
  • Player 1 plays first left player 2
  • Player 2 bounces back on player 1
  • Player 1 gives a deep pass on the same left side to player 3
  • Meanwhile, player 2 walks to the 16 meter line
  • Player 3 moves wide, player 2 moves round
  • Player 1 to player 3 position
  • Player 3 to player 2 position
  • Player 2 (who has completed) takes ball and joins row of player 1 (start)
  • Then on the right side the same
drawing finishing exercise throughball and finishing
  • Put pilons as on picture.
  • Player 1 passes to player 2.
  • Player 2 turns open and gives depth pass to back line.
  • Player 1 sprints deep to depth pass and gives a cross to the edge of the box.
  • Player 3 communicates/calls and catches this pass (or takes or rounds immediately).



drawing finishing on target with a through ball and a cross
  • Find the players at the side to play a first-time ball.
  • Create a wide field.
  • Mandatory passing to the players at the side if one wants to get in scoring position.
  • 1 field on plain 3*1 yellow goal 4 against 4 with 2 players at the side (double formation).
drawing Game with first-time ball from the sideline
  • 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.
  • We'll start with number one.
  • - Number 1 plays number 2.
  • - Number 2 plays the ball back to 1.
  • - Number 1 sends number 3 away towards the back line.
  • - Number 3 gives the ball so number 4 can finish.

1 goes to 2

2 goes to 3

3 goes to 4

  • number 1 plays number 2.
  • number 2 plays the ball back to 1
  • 1 puts the ball in between 5 and 6. 
  • 5 plays to 6 
  • 6 puts him ready for 2 so he can finish on goal