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Soccer Drills and Soccer Tips for Coaching Youth Soccer!


Under 9, Under 10, Under 11, and Under 12 Soccer Drills

The soccer drills listed below are age specific soccer drills for Under 9 Soccer Drills (U9 U-9 Soccer Drills), Under 10 Soccer Drills (U10 U-10 Soccer Drills), Under 11 Soccer Drills (U11 U-11 Soccer Drills), Under 12 Soccer Drills (U12 U-12 Soccer Drills), Soccer Games and Soccer Training Sessions.

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Soccer Drills Goalkeeper - Arc Drill 1

This goalkeeper drill is designed to focus on proper footwork, stance, and movement along the goalkeeper arc.

4.53
out of 30
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Soccer Drills 1v1 Competition

This drill is great to focus on 1v1 play. It is flexible and can be used to work on the offensive side or the defensive side. On the offensive side you can get attackers to attack the defenders with speed, quick change of pace with an explosive touch to get away, getting behind the defensive players and shooting at half chances. On the defensive side, you can focus on closing down quickly, forcing the attacker to the side and closing down the attack.

4.43
out of 7
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Soccer Drills Goalkeeper - Shooting Angle
This Goalkeeping Shooting Angle Drill is great for improving Goalkeeper positioning and angles when being shot on. This drill focuses on correct footwork, proper angles, and quickly setting the goalkeepers feet for the shot.
4.37
out of 83
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Soccer Drills 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.

4.37
out of 57
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Soccer Drills 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.

4.35
out of 178
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Soccer Drills 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.

4.33
out of 6
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Soccer Drills Goalkeeper - Down Up Drill

This goalkeeper drill is designed to help goalkeepers get up quickly from the ground and get set for a shot.

4.29
out of 17
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Soccer Drills 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.

4.29
out of 7
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Soccer Drills Goalkeeper - Side-to-Side

This goalkeeper soccer drill focuses on the goalkeepers side shuffle (side-to-side) movement as well as quickly getting up from the ground recovering from a dive.

4.28
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Soccer Drills The Numbers Game

This drill focuses on the 1v1 situational play for younger players. This focuses on the individual dynamics of this game such as dribbling, shooting, shielding, turning and beating an opponent.

4.24
out of 42
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Soccer Drills 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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Soccer Drills Attacking from the Midfield

Focuses on building an attack from the midfield and focuses on the midfield players getting forward into the attacking third.

4.23
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Soccer Drills Down and Back Dribbling Game

This drill is most effective with young players just learning to dribble. This drill teaches players to dribble in high traffic/high pressure situations while staying in control. It's a great warm-up to focus on dribbling with all parts of the foot.

4.21
out of 14
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Soccer Drills Small-Sided Shooting and Finishing Game
This small sided shooting and finishing game is a great shooting drill that focuses on shooting and finishing.
4.21
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Soccer Drills 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.

4.21
out of 33
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Soccer Drills Combination Play - Improving 1-2 Combinations Part II

This soccer drill is very similar to drill Combination Play - Improving 1-2 Combinations as it too focuses on improving 1-2 combination play. This drill adds a slightly different pattern and encourages good movement off the ball.

4.21
out of 19
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Soccer Drills 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.

4.21
out of 53
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Soccer Drills Four Corners Aggressiveness and Fitness Drill

This soccer drill focuses on aggressiveness in winning 50/50 balls and fitness. This drill will be more beneficial for players under 8 and older.

4.21
out of 34
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Soccer Drills 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.

4.2
out of 15
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Soccer Drills Tunnel of Death

This drill can be used to focus on either attacking or defending. It teaches players to take advantage of an off balanced defender by attacking with speed, or could be used to focus on good defensive posture and transition.

4.2
out of 30
votes
63282 Views
Soccer Drills Dribbling warmup

This soccer drill is a great warm-up drill that allows players to work on touching the ball with all parts of the foot. If you want to improve players footwork and dribbling skills this is a good start to each practice.

4.2
out of 10
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8092 Views
Soccer Drills Trapping and Control with No Opposition

The purpose of this drill is to to practice trapping and control with the foot, chest, and thigh.

4.19
out of 26
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Soccer Drills 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.

4.19
out of 16
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Soccer Drills 1v1v1 Triangle Game

This drill will focus on the attacking in number down situations and will mainly encourage players to dribble, take players on, shielding and vision to find the open goal. Defensively this drill encourages players to stay aware of their defensive shape and tackling players on the dribble.

4.18
out of 22
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Soccer Drills 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.

4.18
out of 39
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Soccer Drills 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!

4.18
out of 40
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Soccer Drills Angle of Support Possession Drill

This soccer passing drill is a great drill for teaching young players angle of support and spacing.

4.14
out of 14
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Soccer Drills 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!

4.14
out of 51
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Soccer Drills 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.

4.13
out of 62
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Soccer Drills Attack vs. Defence Shooting and Defending Drill

This drill is one that the kids love. The players will get to work on both attacking (shooting) and defending skills and if ran correctly, very fast paced.

4.12
out of 24
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Soccer Drills 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.

4.12
out of 26
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Soccer Drills Crossing, Finishing, Shooting Drill

This soccer drill is a great training tool to perfect crossing, finishing and heading in soccer. Check out more soccer drills, soccer crossing drills, soccer finishing drills and soccer heading drills.

4.11
out of 9
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Soccer Drills 1v1 to Multiple Goals

This soccer drill is great drill for focusing on teaching players attacking skills such as taking on their opponent or learning to attack space. Defensively it will teach players the responsibility of man marking.

4.1
out of 31
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Soccer Drills 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.

4.09
out of 32
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Soccer Drills Flighted Balls in the 18

This soccer drill is designed to focus on chipping, trapping and shooting inside the 18. If you need your team to feel more comfortable inside the penalty box, you have to practice there.

4.08
out of 38
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Soccer Drills 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.

4.06
out of 18
votes
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Soccer Drills 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.

4.05
out of 97
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Soccer Drills 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.

4.04
out of 45
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49244 Views
Soccer Drills Jam-Packed Soccer Dribbling Drill

This soccer dribbling drill will give players confidence while dribbling through congested areas on the soccer field.

4
out of 30
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Soccer Drills Goalkeeper Warm-up Drill

This is a great soccer goalkeeper warm-up drill. This is a great warm-up to add to the pregame warm-up. Goalkeepers will love this warm-up.

4
out of 14
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Soccer Drills 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.

4
out of 15
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Soccer Drills 3-Minute Shooting Drill

This soccer drill allows the coach to focus on shooting, goalkeeping and clearing balls from the back. This is a great competition that would be perfect for a warmup to a shooting or clearing practice.

4
out of 12
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Soccer Drills 2v1 and 1v1 Possession Game

This drill focuses on both possession and penetration.

4
out of 14
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Soccer Drills 2v2 or 1v1 - Get Outta Here

This drill is a very fast paced 2v2 game that focuses on aspects of the small sided game such as dribbling, passing, and scoring.

3.94
out of 17
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31371 Views
Soccer Drills The Soccer Gauntlet

The primary focus of THE SOCCER GAUNTLET is centered around good dribbling technique in traffic which requires vision and awareness.

3.92
out of 12
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Soccer Drills 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.

3.89
out of 9
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32828 Views
Soccer Drills Defensive Speed Course
This soccer fitness drill is designed to improve defensive speed and quickness in front of the goal. This is desitned to be more of a fitness training drill than a technical or tactical defensive soccer training drill.
3.86
out of 29
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Soccer Drills 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.

3.86
out of 7
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Soccer Drills 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.

3.86
out of 7
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Soccer Drills 3v3 in the 18 - Attacking and Shooting Drill

This soccer drill is great for working on attacking in the final third of the field, quick combination play near the goal, and shooting around the 18 yard line.

3.83
out of 18
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28668 Views
Soccer Drills 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.

3.83
out of 35
votes
35910 Views
Soccer Drills 1 v 1 to Goal

1 v 1 to Goal is a great soccer drill to improve goal scoring. This drill focuses on beating the last defender, staying in control of the ball and finishing with a good shot on goal.

3.81
out of 16
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21392 Views
Soccer Drills Soccer Tennis

Soccer Tennis is a great game to focus on volleys and balls out of the air. It can be played virtually anywhere and the older kids will love it.

3.8
out of 10
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Soccer Drills Knock Out

This drill is a great warm-up drill for dribbling sessions. It emphasizes on dribbling and ball control (keeping head up, change of direction and change of pace).

3.8
out of 5
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Soccer Drills 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.

3.8
out of 15
votes
28127 Views
Soccer Drills 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.

3.79
out of 28
votes
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Soccer Drills Lane Spacing and Separation Soccer Game

This soccer game uses lanes to divide the soccer field into three equal areas to teach spacing and separation to young soccer players.

3.79
out of 14
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Soccer Drills 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.

3.78
out of 78
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Soccer Drills Power/Finness with a Twist

This drill focuses on being comfortable striking long shots as well as close range shots/volleys/headers.

3.78
out of 18
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29893 Views
Soccer Drills Team Reaction Dribbling Drill

Create a small grid approximately 20X20 yards. From each of the four corners, place a flag about 7-10 yards from the corner cone. Each player should have a ball inside the grid.

3.77
out of 13
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Soccer Drills Reaction, Acceleration, and Winning the Ball
This soccer drill focuses on reaction, acceleration and winning 50-50 balls. This is a great warm-up drill when focusing on fitness, reaction, or winning 50-50 balls.
3.71
out of 14
votes
45204 Views
Soccer Drills Head/Catch Game

This soccer game is more of a fun activity. When players need a break from the normal drills, need a reward from hard work, or if you just want to let the players goof around. It focuses on listening and reaction skills.

3.66
out of 64
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Soccer Drills Across-Field Warm-Up

This drill is mainly focused on technical skills during warm up.

3.62
out of 37
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11460 Views
Soccer Drills World Cup Soccer Drill

The World Cup Soccer Drill is a great shooting game for kids of all ages. The World Cup Soccer Drill is a great game to work on game like situations with number down situations.

3.61
out of 36
votes
34482 Views
Soccer Drills 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.

3.61
out of 38
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70868 Views
Soccer Drills 1v1 50/50 to Goal Team Competition

The purpose of this soccer drill is to work on soccer fitness, scoring soccer goals, soccer shooting, soccer goalkeeping, and winning 50-50 balls. This is a fun soccer drill for the younger soccer player.

3.6
out of 10
votes
30373 Views
Soccer Drills 2v2 Dribbling to Beat the Defender
This drill helps players recognize when to dribble, pass, or get off a shot once the first defender is beaten.
3.59
out of 17
votes
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Soccer Drills Goalkeeper Pressure Cooker Shooting and Passing Drill

This soccer drill is a great goal keeper drill. It will give your keeper a great workout while working on passing and shooting with accuracy.

3.58
out of 36
votes
40941 Views
Soccer Drills Improving Speed of Play - Passing Drill

This soccer drill is designed to improve the speed of play, decision making, and passing accuracy under pressure.

3.57
out of 7
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34902 Views
Soccer Drills 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.
3.5
out of 16
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23344 Views
Soccer Drills Dribbling with speed, recognizing when to dribble

This dribbling soccer drill will help players recognize when to make runs and get comfortable making those runs with speed.

3.5
out of 8
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25651 Views
Soccer Drills Dribbling at the Cone

This is a good soccer dribbling drill for young soccer players to learn to dribble without opposition. It is a great drill to introduce different fakes and faints to gain an edge on the defender.

3.5
out of 8
votes
28114 Views
Soccer Drills Instep Shooting Drill

This drill focuses on the instep drive. This is a very important method of striking a ball as it is used in shooting. The ball is struck with the shoelace part of the foot with the toe pointed down and the ankle locked.

3.5
out of 6
votes
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Soccer Drills 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.

3.46
out of 13
votes
41516 Views
Soccer Drills Fun Dribbling Warm-up

This is a fun warm-up game that is a great ice-breaker at the beginning of the season or the beginning of a camp to get the kids warmed up with a light, fun dribbling game. These exercises might are a bit advanced for the beginner soccer player.

3.43
out of 7
votes
20550 Views
Soccer Drills Shooting Warmup

This activity is a warm-up that deals with long range passing, accuracy, and finishing. It can also be used as a fitness exercise by manipulating the numbers.

3.4
out of 5
votes
16407 Views
Soccer Drills Handling Flighted Balls

This drill focuses on passing and receiving flighted balls during warm-up.

3.4
out of 35
votes
33367 Views
Soccer Drills 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.

3.38
out of 13
votes
28731 Views
Soccer Drills Traffic Jam Dribbling Game

This game is just out right fun! The kids will have a blast playing this game. This drill is ideal for kids who know how to dribble but just need to learn to get their heads up and dribble under the pressures of mere congestion.

3.36
out of 14
votes
21997 Views
Soccer Drills 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.

3.33
out of 3
votes
17307 Views
Soccer Drills 1 on 1 Soccer Progression

This 1 on 1 progression will focus on required dribbling skills, body feints, and the required burst of speed to beat a defender.

3.33
out of 9
votes
19785 Views
Soccer Drills Diagonal 1v1 Soccer Drill

This 1v1 soccer drill is great to focus on 1v1 play whether it's on the offensive or the defensive side. On the offensive side you can get attackers to attack the defenders with speed, quick change of pace with an explosive touch to get away, and getting behind the defensive players. On the defensive side, you can focus on closing down quickly, forcing the attacker to the side and closing down the attack.

3.29
out of 14
votes
25494 Views
Soccer Drills Dribbling to Beat a Defender

This dribbling drill is great when teaching young players when and where to dribble, and how to beat the defenders on the dribble. This dribbling drill is best for U8-U12 Soccer Players. The emphasis is on allowing the dribbling player to unbalance the defender while approaching unchallenged.

3.27
out of 15
votes
21205 Views
Soccer Drills Combination Play - Improving 1-2 Combinations

This drill focuses on improving 1-2 combination play. Coaches can focus on short and long 1-2's and improve movement off the ball.

3.25
out of 4
votes
14691 Views
Soccer Drills 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.

3.25
out of 12
votes
16307 Views
Soccer Drills Dribble with Speed

Here is an activity that works on speed dribbling and also getting the ball under control after dribbling with speed.

3.19
out of 16
votes
39382 Views
Soccer Drills Shooters and Shaggers Shooting Game

This drill, Shooters and Shaggers, is a great game to help improve shooting on target, leg strength and could be altered to help with the instep drive (shoe laces).

3.18
out of 91
votes
95051 Views
Soccer Drills Accuracy Passing Under Pressure

This drill focuses on passing, agility and fitness.

3.17
out of 12
votes
22400 Views
Soccer Drills 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.
3.13
out of 23
votes
22164 Views
Soccer Drills 4v4 + Target Players with 2 Goals

This is a great 4v4 soccer game that teaches players to play into their target player. This adds a more realistic twist to the normal 4 on 4 soccer game.

3.12
out of 8
votes
20186 Views
Soccer Drills 1v1 1st Attacker Dribbling Without Opposition
This 1v1 dribbling exercise allows coaches to focus on the 1st attacker's ability to beat the defender on the dribble. In this soccer drill, the coach should focus on the attacker's approach, make sure the attacker has a change in direction, and finish with a burst of speed (change of pace). This drill helps beginners get the feel for moving around defenders.  
3.12
out of 8
votes
17987 Views
Soccer Drills Pressure/Cover Tactical Defending Soccer Game

The focus of this soccer game is to teach players recognize the first defender (closest defender to the ball) and second defenders (player covering/supporting the first defender). The drill should also be geared towards teaching the players how to pressure the player with the ball and what is proper cover positioning.

3.07
out of 14
votes
27136 Views
Soccer Drills 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.

3
out of 5
votes
19914 Views
Soccer Drills Criss Cross Dribbling Game

This dribbling drill is geared towards the younger player. This will help players play with speed while keeping their heads up. Be warned, this drill can be dangerous for players who have a tendency of dribbling with their head down.

3
out of 9
votes
20682 Views
Soccer Drills Goalkeeper - Arc Drill 2

This goalkeeper drill is a great goalkeeper drill designed to focus on the goalkeepers movement along the goalkeepers arc in order to keep proper angle in the goal.

The soccer drills listed below are age specific soccer drills for Under 9 Soccer Drills (U9 U-9 Soccer Drills), Under 10 Soccer Drills (U10 U-10 Soccer Drills), Under 11 Soccer Drills (U11 U-11 Soccer Drills), Under 12 Soccer Drills (U12 U-12 Soccer Drills), Soccer Games and Soccer Training Sessions.

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