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Soccer Passing Drills
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Coach's Revenge
This drill is designed to be a fun soccer drill. It will focus a bit on young player’s agility while dodging balls kicked at them, and is a great ice breaker or a fun warm-up game at the beginning of practice.
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2v2+1 (2 vs. 2 plus target attacker)
This 2v2+1 soccer drill is a great situational game that allows you to focus on numbers up attacking situations or numbers down defending situations.
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5v5 Dribbling Game
This 5v5 soccer dribbling game is more of a realistic setting to help focus on improving dribbling skills. Because fo the large number of players, players are forced to make decisions to dribble, pass, or shoot.
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2v1 Dribbling with Opposition
In this dribbling drill, since we put the players in a 2v1 situation this will help you emphasize whether or not the two attacking players should dribble or pass.
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31
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Speed of Play Warm-up
This soccer drill is a great warm-up to sessions relating to speed of play. Players must have a good grasp of basic passing and receiving skills to successfully execute this soccer drill.
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34
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The Passing Name Game
The objective of this soccer drill is to help young players improve the speed of play by thinking a step-ahead of the play.
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1v1, 1v2, 2v2 - 4 goal game
This 1v1 soccer drill puts soccer players in 1v1 situations with multiple goals. 1v1 soccer helps players focus on penetration by forcing the player to dribbling to beat their opponent and allows players to make the attack unpredictable through creativity. Your kids will love this soccer drill!
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Defensive Overlapping Drill
This is a great drill to teach fullbacks to overlap midfielders and getting the defenders into the attack. This is a great starting point to teaching defensive overlaps.
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Dribbling to Beat Defenders, Take on Defenders
This drill is a great soccer drill to teach players to dribble at and beat defenders. It also focuses on other aspects of the game such as passing, receiving, and support. Teaches players to take on defenders.
For soccer passing drills, soccer passing training sessions, passing in soccer, kids soccer passing, and passing in youth soccer, check out our age specific and topic specific youth soccer drills for kids of all ages.
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Soccer Passing Drills
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Split the Defenders Passing Game
This soccer drill is great for a little more advanced player from 11 years old to 14 years and focuses on passing to split two defenders.
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113855 Views
Pirates of the Pugg
This soccer drill is a great soccer drill using a Pugg Goal that can be tweaked to focus on many aspects of the game. For younger players ages 8-11, the primary focus should be on good dribbling technique in traffic which requires vision and awareness. The coach can also focus on transition from offense to defense if the ball is lost, or recovering from a tackle and finding safety. Defensively, this allows defenders to steal the ball from attackers and play to a particular goal or target.
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55665 Views
Four Corners Passing Game
The Four Corners Passing Game is a great soccer drill to focus on passing, changing the point of the attack, and timing of runs and passes.
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82989 Views
Ouch!
This drill should be used with younger players (U6 and U8) to introduce dribbling, looking up and properly striking the ball ball at a target. AND IT's FUN!
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69124 Views
Attacking the End Line Crossing Game
This drill focuses on attacking from the endline from the flanks and serving a ball in. This is a great crossing game to isolate the flank players and getting them to serve the ball in front of the goal.
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75071 Views
Attacking from the Midfield
Focuses on building an attack from the midfield and focuses on the midfield players getting forward into the attacking third.
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23478 Views
4v4 Zone Game
Helps players keep possession for a purpose with short/long passing combinations. Also allows one to focus on defensive transition by quickly close down space and eliminate passing lanes.
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60301 Views
HItters and Dodgers
The Hitters and Dodgers soccer drill is a great warm-up and drill for younger players under 5 through under 9. This soccer drill is great for teach players to dribble and then getting their heads up to make a pass. This soccer drill is SO much fun and the younger age group players LOVE this soccer drill.
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3v3 Plus 3
This drill focuses on keeping possession. Passing, receiving, movement, and angle of support can be singled out. Causes players to look up and be aware of the surrounding players.
For soccer passing drills, soccer passing training sessions, passing in soccer, kids soccer passing, and passing in youth soccer, check out our age specific and topic specific youth soccer drills for kids of all ages.
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Soccer Passing Drills
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Pirates of the Pugg
This soccer drill is a great soccer drill using a Pugg Goal that can be tweaked to focus on many aspects of the game. For younger players ages 8-11, the primary focus should be on good dribbling technique in traffic which requires vision and awareness. The coach can also focus on transition from offense to defense if the ball is lost, or recovering from a tackle and finding safety. Defensively, this allows defenders to steal the ball from attackers and play to a particular goal or target.
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95
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88315 Views
5v2 Rotating Defenders
This drill will focus on keeping possession by making good passes as well as good passing decisions, moving to open space, and good communication.
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84371 Views
Across-Field Warm-Up
This drill is mainly focused on technical skills during warm up.
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85
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82989 Views
Ouch!
This drill should be used with younger players (U6 and U8) to introduce dribbling, looking up and properly striking the ball ball at a target. AND IT's FUN!
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49
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81775 Views
3v3 Plus 3
This drill focuses on keeping possession. Passing, receiving, movement, and angle of support can be singled out. Causes players to look up and be aware of the surrounding players.
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65
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75071 Views
Attacking from the Midfield
Focuses on building an attack from the midfield and focuses on the midfield players getting forward into the attacking third.
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45
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69124 Views
Attacking the End Line Crossing Game
This drill focuses on attacking from the endline from the flanks and serving a ball in. This is a great crossing game to isolate the flank players and getting them to serve the ball in front of the goal.
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75
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65828 Views
Split the Defenders Passing Game
This soccer drill is great for a little more advanced player from 11 years old to 14 years and focuses on passing to split two defenders.
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60301 Views
HItters and Dodgers
The Hitters and Dodgers soccer drill is a great warm-up and drill for younger players under 5 through under 9. This soccer drill is great for teach players to dribble and then getting their heads up to make a pass. This soccer drill is SO much fun and the younger age group players LOVE this soccer drill.
For soccer passing drills, soccer passing training sessions, passing in soccer, kids soccer passing, and passing in youth soccer, check out our age specific and topic specific youth soccer drills for kids of all ages.
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Soccer Passing Drills
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75
votes
65828 Views
Split the Defenders Passing Game
This soccer drill is great for a little more advanced player from 11 years old to 14 years and focuses on passing to split two defenders.
out of
173
votes
113855 Views
Pirates of the Pugg
This soccer drill is a great soccer drill using a Pugg Goal that can be tweaked to focus on many aspects of the game. For younger players ages 8-11, the primary focus should be on good dribbling technique in traffic which requires vision and awareness. The coach can also focus on transition from offense to defense if the ball is lost, or recovering from a tackle and finding safety. Defensively, this allows defenders to steal the ball from attackers and play to a particular goal or target.
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49
votes
55665 Views
Four Corners Passing Game
The Four Corners Passing Game is a great soccer drill to focus on passing, changing the point of the attack, and timing of runs and passes.
out of
85
votes
82989 Views
Ouch!
This drill should be used with younger players (U6 and U8) to introduce dribbling, looking up and properly striking the ball ball at a target. AND IT's FUN!
out of
45
votes
69124 Views
Attacking the End Line Crossing Game
This drill focuses on attacking from the endline from the flanks and serving a ball in. This is a great crossing game to isolate the flank players and getting them to serve the ball in front of the goal.
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65
votes
75071 Views
Attacking from the Midfield
Focuses on building an attack from the midfield and focuses on the midfield players getting forward into the attacking third.
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13
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23478 Views
4v4 Zone Game
Helps players keep possession for a purpose with short/long passing combinations. Also allows one to focus on defensive transition by quickly close down space and eliminate passing lanes.
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34
votes
60301 Views
HItters and Dodgers
The Hitters and Dodgers soccer drill is a great warm-up and drill for younger players under 5 through under 9. This soccer drill is great for teach players to dribble and then getting their heads up to make a pass. This soccer drill is SO much fun and the younger age group players LOVE this soccer drill.
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49
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81775 Views
3v3 Plus 3
This drill focuses on keeping possession. Passing, receiving, movement, and angle of support can be singled out. Causes players to look up and be aware of the surrounding players.
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21
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34849 Views
Finding the Target Player
This drill is designed to encourage midfield and defensive players to look up field to find the "Target Player" and play to that Target player.
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18690 Views
3v2 Flying Changes
This drill is designed to focus on all aspects of the game in a 3v2 situation. Mainly runs of attackers, angle of support, passing vs. shooting decisions, defensive shape, and recovery runs, along with working on mental attentiveness.
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30913 Views
4v3 Attack vs. Defense
Since the attackers have the numerical advantage, they should learn how to exploit their advantage and finish with a shot on goal.
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54346 Views
Guard the Castle
This drill is a great small sided game that focuses on passing in numbers up situations This is a fun drill and the kids will love it!
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30469 Views
1v1, 1v2, 2v2 - 4 goal game
This 1v1 soccer drill puts soccer players in 1v1 situations with multiple goals. 1v1 soccer helps players focus on penetration by forcing the player to dribbling to beat their opponent and allows players to make the attack unpredictable through creativity. Your kids will love this soccer drill!
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30492 Views
4v4 Playing Wide Out of the Back
This drill is designed to get players to play balls wide when playing from the back (defensive third of the field). Players will recognize that they will find more time and space in the outsides of the fields and be relieving the center of the field from dangerious play.
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25635 Views
2v2 Challenge
This soccer drill focuses on putting players in 2v2 situations while attacking the goal. The dynamics of the games works on transitioning and fitness and demands on the players can be intense at times.
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35
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43655 Views
4V4 With 5 Goals Inside The 18
This is one of my favorite soccer finishing drills as it works on every aspect of finishing inside the 18 yard box. Important soccer finishing skills such as chipping, crossing, heading, finishing and composure in the 18.
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31
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42131 Views
Speed of Play Warm-up
This soccer drill is a great warm-up to sessions relating to speed of play. Players must have a good grasp of basic passing and receiving skills to successfully execute this soccer drill.
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23
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33792 Views
Target Players
This attacking drill focuses on the target players in the attacking third of the field.
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28
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24994 Views
Defensive Overlapping Drill
This is a great drill to teach fullbacks to overlap midfielders and getting the defenders into the attack. This is a great starting point to teaching defensive overlaps.
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95
votes
88315 Views
5v2 Rotating Defenders
This drill will focus on keeping possession by making good passes as well as good passing decisions, moving to open space, and good communication.
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22
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30581 Views
Soccer End Zone Game
The soccer end zone game is a great soccer drill that will help coaches focus on all aspects of attacking and defending in soccer. With encorportating end zones into the game it gives players a chance to learn to attack space behind the defense and allows defenders to learn how to deny space behind them.
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28488 Views
2v2+1 (2 vs. 2 plus target attacker)
This 2v2+1 soccer drill is a great situational game that allows you to focus on numbers up attacking situations or numbers down defending situations.
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25818 Views
Transition Drill
This drill is designed to be played at a quick pace. This dynamic game will allow you to focus on transition from offense to defense.
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32789 Views
Quick Transition Game
This soccer drill is a great way to focus on attacking and defending and is great for teaching the basic principals of soccer. The game can be modified to teach many aspects of the game.
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5v5 Dribbling Game
This 5v5 soccer dribbling game is more of a realistic setting to help focus on improving dribbling skills. Because fo the large number of players, players are forced to make decisions to dribble, pass, or shoot.
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12835 Views
5v2 Angle of Support Passing Drill
The purpose of this soccer passing drill is to focus on players angle of support, weight of passes and quality of 1st touch.
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32324 Views
Crossing/Finishing Drill
This crossing and finishing drill focuses on attacking within the 18 yard box. This drill mainly focuses on crossing, shooting, and heading.
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27053 Views
Great Attacking Skills
This drill focuses on attacking in a number’s up situation and opening up and finding the attacker in a 1v1 situation. This drill puts a lot of emphasis on good passing, receiving and general possession.
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7070 Views
Coach's Revenge
This drill is designed to be a fun soccer drill. It will focus a bit on young player’s agility while dodging balls kicked at them, and is a great ice breaker or a fun warm-up game at the beginning of practice.
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32235 Views
Soccer Pass and Move Drill
This soccer passing drill is a great drill to teach players movement, awareness, accuracy, timing, first touch and passing with all parts of the foot. Good pass and move soccer drill.
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29624 Views
Improving Combination Play
This soccer drill will help improve combination play as well as switching the point of attack. Use this soccer drill when you are organizing a soccer practice around passing and moving.
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25415 Views
4v4, To Lines or Small Goals
This 4v4 soccer game is the smallest version of a full sided soccer game. The 4v4 soccer game will focus on all aspects of the game of soccer including: attacking, defending, passing, receiving, support, penetration, and spreading the field.
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63
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84371 Views
Across-Field Warm-Up
This drill is mainly focused on technical skills during warm up.
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36101 Views
Soccer Ball Smash
This soccer drill will focus on the player who is just learning to pass, as this drill will focus on passing accuracy.
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19075 Views
Passing and Receiving Warm-up
This soccer warm-up drill focuses on passing and receiving and can be used for players 9 years and older. It's a good drill that can be tweaked to focus on any types of passing or receiving skills.
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34
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26112 Views
The Passing Name Game
The objective of this soccer drill is to help young players improve the speed of play by thinking a step-ahead of the play.
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9
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17246 Views
2v1 Dribbling with Opposition
In this dribbling drill, since we put the players in a 2v1 situation this will help you emphasize whether or not the two attacking players should dribble or pass.
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5
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14453 Views
Handling Flighted Balls
This drill focuses on passing and receiving flighted balls during warm-up.
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13
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19570 Views
Partner Pass and Move Warm-up
This soccer passing drill will help you focus and teach young kid how to pass with the correct surface on the foot, how to receive a ball, and move after receiving the pass.
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12855 Views
3v1 - Attacking the Goal
This drill focus on the attacking movement and composure in front of the goal. Players will become comfortable in front of the goal and will be able to recognize situational play.
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14
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22196 Views
Dribbling to Beat Defenders, Take on Defenders
This drill is a great soccer drill to teach players to dribble at and beat defenders. It also focuses on other aspects of the game such as passing, receiving, and support. Teaches players to take on defenders.
For soccer passing drills, soccer passing training sessions, passing in soccer, kids soccer passing, and passing in youth soccer, check out our age specific and topic specific youth soccer drills for kids of all ages.