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Soccer drills

  • Goals at 8 meters from center -cone-.
  • Players start simultaneously from the 4 goals, ball at foot to about 2 to 3 meters from the opposite goal and then finish.
  • They recover their ball and run around the cone to the right of the goal, to the next one and rejoin there.
Variation 1:
  • Players dribble up to the cone in the middle, hold ball still under foot and pull it under then turn and finish themselves into their departure goal.
  • They recover their ball and run around the cone to the right of the goal, to the next one and reconnect there.
Variation 2:
  • From goals 1 and 3 the main exercise and from 2 and 4 the variant 1.
  • Ball recovery and passing as previous variants.
drawing Dribbling skills
  • There will be 4 rows of hats, each spaced 10 meters apart. As many lanes as you have pairs.
  • Each lane has a 2-pair with 1 ball.
  • Players line up at the first 2 rows of hats.
  • The ball is at blue's sideline. This passes across the ground to red. This passes back across the ground and runs backwards to the next hats.
  • Now blue passes with a firmer pass to red. This one passes back firmly and runs backwards to the last row of hats.
  • Then blue passes to red with a high ball and runs himself to the row of hats closest to red.
  • Now red stays on the back line and blue runs backwards to the next row of hats after each pass.
Pay attention to good kicking technique and good ball-taking.
drawing Pass trap exercise
  • S1 plays ball to S2.
  • S2 spins out and does a one-two with S3 while looking back at S1.
  • S3 does speed ladder to place S3.
  • S1 runs through to S2, S2 to S3.
drawing Passing - first key and dribbling
  • S2 is central and asks ball to S1.
  • S1 plays ball in.
  • S2 spins out and does double pass to S3 who asks for ball with pre-action.
  • S3 takes ball and does slalom with turn on each side and passes with ball to back pot.
drawing Passing - first key and dribbling
  • S1 gives pass to S2.
  • S2 dribbles to cones, makes 1x sharp angle, gives pass to S3.
  • S3 runs free, gets ball and finishes on goal.

  • With fixed goalkeeper then it stays, without goalkeeper then trapper takes the place of goalkeeper.
  • Goalkeeper goes rebound and handler takes ball and slides on, S1 goes dribbling.
  • Exercise can be done in two directions.
drawing Taking on, dribbling, cowering, pass, free running, taking on and kicking
  • S1 dribbles to cones. Makes 2x sharp angle and finishes on goal.
  • With fixed goalkeeper it stays, without goalkeeper trapper takes the place of goalkeeper.
  • Exercise can be done by free choice from 2 sides.
drawing Dribbling, cutting and finishing
Exercise begins at the two middle cones.
  • S1 passes diagonally to S2.
  • S2 rebounds to S3.
  • S3 rebounds diagonally to S2 who presents at middle cone.
Exercise then continues on the other side.
6 pots, 2 balls and 6 players.
drawing Warm-up with ball
Exercise begins at the two middle cones.
  • S1 passes diagonally to S2.
  • S2 rebounds to S3.
  • S3 rebounds diagonally to S2 who presents at middle cone.
Exercise then continues on the other side.
6 pots, 2 balls and 6 players.
drawing Warm-up with ball
Distances 3 corners 10 meters to make it more difficult reduce the distances.
Distance next triangle 20 meters.

1st triangle:
  • A plays B in.
  • B plays C in.
  • C drops ball on A.
  • A gives ball in runs with C towards Pawn.
  • Running line A to B , B to C , C becomes A.
2nd triangle:
  • A2 plays B2 in.
  • B2 passes to C2.
  • C2 drops ball on A2.
  • A2 plays the ball to D2.
  • D2 turns open, plays E2 in.
  • E2 plays F2 in.
  • F2 drops ball on D2.
  • D2 hands ball in, runs with F2 towards Pawn.
  • Running line A to B, B to C, C to D, D to E, E to F, F becomes A.
3rd triangle:
  • A3 plays B3 in.
  • B3 plays C3 in.
  • C3 drops ball to A3.
  • A3 plays the ball to D3.
  • D3 turns open plays E3 in.
  • E3 plays F3 in.
  • F3 drops the ball on D3.
  • D3 plays the ball to G3.
  • G3 spins open plays H3 in.
  • H3 plays I3 in.
  • I3 drops the ball to G3.
  • G3 gives ball in runs with I3 towards Pawn.
  • Running line A to B . B to C. C to D. D to E. E to F. F to G. G to H. H to I. I becomes A.
drawing Staircase shape triangle 1.
  • At trainer's signal, both players start sprinting.
  • Blue must run around first pawn and Red runs straight through to tap Blue.
  • Red becomes Blue and flips over.
drawing Chase 1
Players start in 2 groups each at a diagonally opposite corner.
On signal they start the exercise.
  • As fast as possible over the hurdles, around the cone and duel 1v1. Trainer kicks ball into the field, sometimes with advantage or not.
  • Maximum of 20 seconds per duel.
drawing 1V1 frontal
  • 2 players
  • Player 1 rebounds ball to player 2 whereby player 2 runs backwards and player 1 forwards.
  • Once across turn around so player 1 is running backwards.

drawing Passing WDR - 2