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Soccer receiving and turning drills to improve player's 1st-touch that often determine the direction of the attack.

Soccer Receiving and Turning Drills

Receiving the ball effectively is key to maintaining possession and setting up successful plays in soccer. This page offers drills to help players improve their first touch, control, and positioning under pressure.

Partner Pass and Move Soccer Warm-up

Partner Pass and Move Soccer Warm-up

This soccer passing drill will help you focus and teach a young player how to pass with the correct surface on the foot, how to receive a ball and move after receiving the pass.


Age: 6-14 Field: 20X20
Players: 4+ Focus: PASSING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.76 / 5 Views: 83,921
Published: 4/13/2007 Author: Chris Johnson
Center Mid Passing Combination 2

Center Mid Passing Combination 2

This combination passing drill focuses on center mid play and playing diagonal balls in the direction they are facing.


Age: 9+ Field: 20X20
Players: 6+ Focus: PASSING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.75 / 5 Views: 240,408
Published: 5/26/2013 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: 408,253
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: 80,171
Published: 12/9/2005 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: 128,169
Published: 11/24/2010 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: 33,776
Published: 1/20/2021 Author: Chris Johnson
2v2 + 1 to Two Goals

2v2 + 1 to Two Goals

This is a 2v2 + 1 attacking soccer game is played to two goals with a free attacker on the end line between the two goals. This game focuses on playing the ball forward to your target player before going to goal.


Age: 9+ Field: 25X40
Players: 8+ Focus: GAME-LIKE
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.67 / 5 Views: 24,608
Published: 1/9/2023 Author: Chris Johnson
4v1 Rondo

4v1 Rondo

This rondo variation is geared for younger player or players you are just introducing to the rondo training.


Age: 8+ Field: 10X10
Players: 5+ Focus: POSSESSION
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.67 / 5 Views: 32,747
Published: 1/26/2021 Author: Chris Johnson
2v1 and 1v1 Possession Game

2v1 and 1v1 Possession Game

This soccer drill focuses on both possession and penetration. It helps to teach communication and switching the point of attack to keep possession and penetrate the defense.


Age: 9+ Field: 20X20
Players: 5+ Focus: POSSESSION
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.65 / 5 Views: 86,766
Published: 12/26/2005 Author: Chris Johnson
Handling Flighted Balls

Handling Flighted Balls

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


Age: 9+ Field: 20X20
Players: 8+ Focus: RECEIVING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.64 / 5 Views: 85,669
Published: 11/26/2005 Author: Chris Johnson
Dribbling to Beat Defenders, Take on Defenders

Dribbling to Beat Defenders, Take on Defenders

The Dribbling to Beat Defenders, Take on Defenders 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.


Age: 9+ Field: 30X45
Players: 12 Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.64 / 5 Views: 83,888
Published: 10/20/2008 Author: Chris Johnson
5 Pass Possession Game

5 Pass Possession Game

This passing drill focuses on holding possession and completing a series of passes. This possession passing drill will work on awareness, speed of play, support, and movement to maintain possession.


Age: 9+ Field: 40X30
Players: 10 Focus: POSSESSION
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.63 / 5 Views: 156,075
Published: 7/7/2011 Author: Chris Johnson

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