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Soccer drills

  • Keeping ball on foot.
  • Player plays in on inside of pawn, accepts with one touch and allows her/him to turn around pawn.
  • Plays across, again inside etc.
  • Last player in the 16 meters takes over and dribbles the ball through the exercise. Be aware of surroundings, hold back/push through.
drawing Spatial acceptance and passing
  • Player 2 says which side he wants the ball on
  • Player 1 plays the ball on that side
  • Player 2 makes an action at the pawns
  • Player 2 rounds off
drawing Round up
Goal of the exercise:
  • Try to get 3 balls to your hat as fast as possible.
  • Make 4 pairs.
Exercise:
  • Start with 12 balls.
  • Each time, 1 player from a pair will participate. The other player will not participate.
  • The winner is the one who first has 3 balls at his hat.
  • After this round, the second player goes.
  • After each round, 1 ball is removed from the game, leaving fewer and fewer balls.
Game rules:
  • Do not take more than 1 ball at a time.
  • Dribble only.
  • Players waiting are not allowed to help or hinder.
  • It is not allowed to take balls away while dribbling, so no duels.
  • Balls do not have to come from the middle only but may be taken buck away from another player.
drawing Skill 12 balls
Players Blue:
Match-oriented positions:

A = Left back
B = Central defensive midfielder
C = Left half
D = Striker 1
E = Striker 2

  • Left back plays into the left half.
  • Central midfielder gets free in the axis and is played on by the left half.
  • Striker 1 sinks out a bit for the handball.
  • Striker 1 drops ball to left half.
  • Striker 1 turns away so that ball could possibly be stabbed to him.
  • Left half leaves depth ball and plays Striker 2 tight in foot.
  • The rebounds him half deep to the incoming Striker 1.
  • Striker 1 works off.

Players Red:

A = Central defensive midfielder
B = Left back
C = Left half
D = Striker 1
E = Striker 2

  • Central midfielder plays into left half.
  • Left half drops to left back.
  • Striker 1 drops out.
  • Left back plays into striker 1.
  • Striker 1 drops to pass-through central midfielder.
  • Central midfielder looks for striker two.
  • Striker 1 gets under the ball.
  • Striker two drops to Striker 1.
  • Striker 1 finishes.

Always pass alphabetically.

Variation opportunity in advanced situations:
-Add a number 10 -see white player- to the situation to create additional opportunities.
-Have the left half run action into the corner to receive and cross as an additional opportunity.
drawing Attack design 442
  • Two mini goals outside the box.
  • Play team against team.
Exercise:
  • Start on the back line.
  • On "yes" from trainer, teams play the ball in tight and come in for the ball rebound.
  • Hit the ball in one pass at pace into the mini goal.
  • Whoever scores first or only gets the ball from the player standing between the mini goals for a quick 2 vs. 2 in the 16 yards.
drawing 2 vs. 2 warming up large finishing form
  • Concentrate on playing tightly
drawing Warm up ball feeling
Exercise revolves primarily around player D.
Open-ended approach essential.

  • Starts at A.
  • A plays to B.
  • B rebounds in the run back to A.
  • D makes forward action and gets into the ball between the 2 hats.
  • A plays in on D's left foot.
  • D accepts with one ball contact and turns up between the two hats.
  • D plays in on C.
  • C drops on B.
  • B pokes into the run of the passed D.
  • D finishes in small goal and closes in behind again.
Alphabetical turn through.
drawing Handball/ pass open turn
  • Player 1 passes the ball to player 2.
  • Player 1 runs through and player 2 lays the ball wide.
  • Player 1 passes the ball to player 3.
  • Player 2 meanwhile has run on to the goal.
  • Player 3 passes a cross to player 2 and and then player 2 finishes.
drawing attack
  • Player 2 dribbles with ball from A to B and passes to C
  • Player D passes to A
  • Player from B to D
  • Player 3 dribbles with ball from C to B and passes to A
  • Player D to C
  • Player B to D
drawing Warm-up, fitting and positioning
  • The first player plays the ball deep to the second player.
  • This second player then passes the ball.
  • The first player finishes.
drawing cross and finish
  • Player 1 passes a long ball across the goal.
  • Player 2 takes the ball and must attack.
  • Player 1 must defend.
  • Is it played 1 versus 1 then player 1 slides through and player 2 joins the line.
drawing long ball 1 versus 1
  • 3 white players remain standing.
  • Center player may have position taken over by front side though.
  • White players are always in team ball possession.
  • We assume 1x hit. Maximum 2x.
  • If blue takes the ball, they make it big quickly.
  • Red conquers the ball and makes it small quickly.
drawing 7 versus 4 with transition large-small