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Soccer fitness and conditioning drills to ensure your players are match-fit.

Soccer Fitness Drills

Soccer fitness is crucial for maintaining high performance throughout the game by improving endurance, speed, and agility. This page offers a variety of drills designed to build strength, stamina, and quickness to help players stay sharp on the field.

Line Passing Overlap Warm-up

Line Passing Overlap Warm-up

This passing and overlapping warm-up soccer drill will help perfect the introduction of overlapping runs, playing off the pass, as well as teamwork through communication.


Age: 8-14 Field: HALF FIELD
Players: 4+ Focus: PASSING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 10 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.61 / 5 Views: 276,323
Published: 7/23/2012 Author: Chris Johnson
Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

The soccer dribbling drill is a fun and competitive exercise that focuses on dribbling with speed.


Age: 4-12 Field: 10X10
Players: 2+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.47 / 5 Views: 215,680
Published: 7/8/2018 Author: Chris Johnson
6 vs 4 Team Training Numbers

6 vs 4 Team Training Numbers

This 6 vs 4 team training drill focuses on team movement, communication, and passing. This is a great session to end on after an intense passing practice.


Age: 9+ Field: HALF FIELD
Players: 12+ Focus: Game-like
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: YES Team
Rating: 3.38 / 5 Views: 132,467
Published: 8/14/2017 Author: Chris Johnson
Circle Passing Overlap Combination

Circle Passing Overlap Combination

The circle passing overlap combination drill will focus on passing, combination play, overlapping, playing with speed, and playing to feet. This combination drill is an excellent passing warm-up drill that can be a great start to a passing practice that incorporates overlapping.


Age: 9+ Field: 20X20
Players: 10+ Focus: PASSING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.2 / 5 Views: 157,771
Published: 7/18/2012 Author: Chris Johnson
Zig-Zag Dribbling Drill

Zig-Zag Dribbling Drill

The Zig-Zag soccer dribbling drill focuses on dribbling with speed with the inside, the outside, and the bottom of the foot.


Age: 4-12 Field: 20X20
Players: 4+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 15 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.14 / 5 Views: 74,233
Published: 7/25/2018 Author: Chris Johnson
T-Cone Dribbling Drill

T-Cone Dribbling Drill

The T-Cone soccer dribbling drill is a great drill to focus on dribbling with speed, controlled touches, turns, and fitness.


Age: 7+ Field: 10X10
Players: 2+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3 / 5 Views: 145,344
Published: 7/23/2018 Author: Chris Johnson
Soccer Shooting on the Dribble

Soccer Shooting on the Dribble

This soccer shooting drill focuses on receiving a flighted ball, quickly dribble on the attack, and finishing with a shot on goal.


Age: 9+ Field: HALF FIELD
Players: 8+ Focus: FINISHING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: YES Team
Rating: 3 / 5 Views: 41,775
Published: 1/24/2021 Author: Chris Johnson
2v2 Battle - Attacking and Defending Drill

2v2 Battle - Attacking and Defending Drill

This 2v2 soccer attacking and defending drill focuses on the attacker's decision to dribble, pass, or shoot. From the defensive side, they must quickly close down the attackers and deny space.


Age: 9+ Field: 30X40
Players: 8+ Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 2.6 / 5 Views: 27,011
Published: 1/19/2021 Author: Chris Johnson
Two-Goal Soccer Shooting Training Session

Two-Goal Soccer Shooting Training Session

This soccer shooting training session focuses on receiving a ground pass and shooting followed up with receiving a long ball and shooting on target.


Age: 9+ Field: HALF FIELD
Players: 8+ Focus: SHOOTING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: YES Team
Rating: 0 / 5 Views: 29,890
Published: 1/24/2021 Author: Chris Johnson
1v1 Battle - Attacking and Reaction Drill

1v1 Battle - Attacking and Reaction Drill

This 1v1 soccer battle drill will focus on the attacker's change of direction, change of pace, and burst of speed to the goal all while working on the defender's ability to close down the attacker quickly, reaction time, speed of recovery, and angles of defense.


Age: 9+ Field: 30X40
Players: 4+ Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 0 / 5 Views: 19,693
Published: 1/19/2021 Author: Chris Johnson
4v4+4 Corner Rondo

4v4+4 Corner Rondo

This drill enhances passing accuracy, spatial awareness, and teamwork by encouraging players to use the four corner players as outlets to maintain possession. It also develops defensive pressure and quick transitions.


Age: 12+ Field: 25X25
Players: 12+ Focus: Game-like
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 0 / 5 Views: 3,447
Published: 2/13/2025 Author: Chris Johnson
1v1 with 4 Small Goals  Funino

1v1 with 4 Small Goals Funino

This drill improves 1v1 attacking skills, defensive positioning, and finishing under pressure. Players learn to recognize attacking opportunities while also being responsible for defending their assigned goals.


Age: 4+ Field: 20X30
Players: 4+ Focus: 1V1
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 0 / 5 Views: 1,691
Published: 2/16/2025 Author: Chris Johnson

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