Soccerexercises for technique heading
Last update: january 2026
Execution
- The central player runs with speed towards the goal with the ball at their feet and finishes.
- They return to the blue cone in a sprint and pass the ball back to the player at the nearest red cone.
- The player at the red cone dribbles along the flank to approximately the goal line.
- Meanwhile, the starting player returns towards the goal and requests the ball from the opposite flank in their stride.
- They take the ball and finish outside the penalty area.
- The right flank and centre forward dive into the penalty area and finish the cross from the left flank.
Distances: the orange pawns are the goal and are 2.5 meters apart,
use the red posts running training. The players stand 5 meters in front of the goal.
use the red posts running training. The players stand 5 meters in front of the goal.
- The blue team starts with goalkeeping, the trainers stand next to the goal and throw the ball.
- Red must try to score by heading, if he succeeds then it is 1 point.
- The player from red who has headed then goes to keep.
- The player of blue gets the ball, puts it back to the trainer and joins his group.
Notes: youngest groups can also try to shoot from the air. older not qua shoot too hard.
Coach moments:
Goalkeeper: stand on the front feet to react quickly.
Attacker: time, look where the ball is coming. Heading with the upper body not just your head, nodding to the ball. Hit the ball before the head not on the head.
Coach moments:
Goalkeeper: stand on the front feet to react quickly.
Attacker: time, look where the ball is coming. Heading with the upper body not just your head, nodding to the ball. Hit the ball before the head not on the head.
- The defenders (formation 1-2-2) try to prevent the attackers from scoring, by making the space as small as possible and conquering or blocking the ball at all costs.
- The defenders help each other by keeping the distance between them as small as possible.
- The attackers (formation 4-2) try to make the field as large as possible in order to score a goal
- After conquering the ball, the defenders can try to score in a small goal
- The attackers can score in a big goal with a goalkeeper
- When the ball goes out of the field, it is kicked back in where it went out.


This exercise can be used for each category in the warm-up.
- Both players A lead the ball to the middle pilon where they perform a chop and then play the ball to the next player.
- After the pass, the player runs diagonally to player B who throws in the ball and players A heads it in the goal.
- The player that performed the header then takes the ball and stands behind goal,
- The other player joins the group that has to perform the movement

This exercise can be used for each category in the warm-up.
- Both players A lead the ball to the middle pilon where they perform a hijacking movement and then play the ball to the next player.
- After the pass, the player walks diagonally to player B who throws in the ball on which player A kicks in.
- The headed player then takes the ball and stands behind goal,
- The other player joins the group that has to perform the movement
- Middle player speeds up to goal with ball at his foot and finishes on target
- Returns to blue pilon (sprint), passes and gets the ball back from the player at the red pilon
- Red takes the ball along the flank to the back line
- Meanwhile the one that started goes back towards goal and asks the ball from other flank while running
- Takes the ball on and finishes (outside the rectangle).
- Right flank and attacker dive in the box and finish the cross coming from the left flank
