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Under 13 Soccer Drills, Games, and Exercises

Quality age-appropriate soccer drills for kids in the U13, Under 13, 13 and Under age group.

Under 13 Soccer Drills, Games, and Exercises

Soccer drills for 13-year-olds focus on developing advanced technical skills and a deeper understanding of tactical play. This page offers drills that improve ball control, positioning, and teamwork to help players excel in competitive environments.

UNDER 13 SOCCER DRILLS, GAMES, AND EXERCISES

Small-Sided Shooting and Finishing Game

Small-Sided Shooting and Finishing Game

This small-sided shooting and finishing game is a great shooting drill that focuses on shooting and finishing.


Age: 9+ Field: 40X40
Players: 12+ Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: YES Team
Rating: 3.75 / 5 Views: 164,893
Published: 5/3/2009 Author: Chris Johnson
Defensive Clearances- Up and Out

Defensive Clearances- Up and Out

This defensive soccer drill focuses on clearing balls from the defensive third of the field. Defenders are taught to handle difficult balls and clearing them high and wide.


Age: 12+ Field: HALF FIELD
Players: 4+ Focus: CLEARANCE
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.75 / 5 Views: 47,239
Published: 1/26/2021 Author: Chris Johnson
1v1 Three Grid Gauntlet Attacking Drill

1v1 Three Grid Gauntlet Attacking Drill

The 1v1 three grid attacking drill focuses on dribbling to beat multiple defenders.


Age: 9+ Field: 10X40
Players: 6+ Focus: 1V1
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.75 / 5 Views: 28,851
Published: 2/13/2021 Author: Chris Johnson
Three Goal Shooting Drill

Three Goal Shooting Drill

This soccer shooting fitness exercise is a great finishing drill for getting rapid shots on multiple goals and is also great for fitness.


Age: 9+ Field: HALF FIELD
Players: 6+ Focus: SHOOTING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: YES Team
Rating: 3.74 / 5 Views: 113,300
Published: 2/21/2011 Author: Chris Johnson
Goalkeeper Pressure Cooker Drill

Goalkeeper Pressure Cooker Drill

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


Age: 9+ Field: 20X20
Players: 8+ Focus: GOALKEEPER
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: YES INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.73 / 5 Views: 77,551
Published: 9/30/2006 Author: Chris Johnson
2v2 Quick Attacking Soccer Drill

2v2 Quick Attacking Soccer Drill

This 2v2 soccer drill is a great game to work on quick attacking and defending skills. It is a very fast-paced and dynamic soccer game that the kids will love.


Age: 9+ Field: 25X40
Players: 8+ Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.72 / 5 Views: 408,436
Published: 3/4/2012 Author: Chris Johnson
Attacking from the Back

Attacking from the Back

This soccer drill focuses on building an attack from the back starting with the keeper’s distribution. When performed on a full field this drill demands a great deal of fitness as it should be executed at top speed in a continuous fashion.


Age: 12+ Field: HALF FIELD
Players: 8+ Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: YES Team
Rating: 3.72 / 5 Views: 80,263
Published: 12/9/2005 Author: Chris Johnson
Combination Shooting & Finishing Drill

Combination Shooting & Finishing Drill

This is a dynamic shooting and finishing soccer drill that will focus on the timing of the combination play, touching the ball with your back to the defender, and having a quick tight turn and finish with a shot on goal.


Age: 9+ Field: HALF FIELD
Players: 6+ Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: YES Team
Rating: 3.71 / 5 Views: 310,028
Published: 9/16/2011 Author: Chris Johnson
Indoor Dribbling and Passing Drill

Indoor Dribbling and Passing Drill

This indoor soccer drill is great for warm-up to your indoor soccer practice. This focuses on dribbling and passing warm-up indoors.


Age: 4+ Field: 30X30
Players: 4+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.71 / 5 Views: 128,273
Published: 11/24/2010 Author: Chris Johnson
Goalkeeper - Side-to-Side

Goalkeeper - Side-to-Side

This goalkeeper soccer drill focuses on the goalkeeper's side shuffle (side-to-side) movement and quickly getting up from the ground recovering from a dive.


Age: 9+ Field: PENALTY AREA
Players: 1-2 Focus: GOALKEEPER
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: YES INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.71 / 5 Views: 85,977
Published: 5/24/2009 Author: Chris Johnson
Combination - Pass and Move

Combination - Pass and Move

This passing and moving combination soccer drill focuses on crisp, clean passing, timing, movement off the ball, and the speed of play.


Age: 9+ Field: 20X30
Players: 8+ Focus: PASSING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.71 / 5 Views: 33,972
Published: 1/20/2021 Author: Chris Johnson
Combination Shooting with Dummy Run

Combination Shooting with Dummy Run

This combination shooting drill focuses on shooting and finishing within the 18. It starts with a dummy run stepping over the ball, then a combination play ending with a shot on goal.


Age: 9+ Field: HALF FIELD
Players: 12+ Focus: SHOOTING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: YES Team
Rating: 3.7 / 5 Views: 178,171
Published: 3/5/2012 Author: Chris Johnson

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