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Top Rated Soccer Drills

Discover top-rated Soccer drills that enhance skills, teamwork, and game intelligence for youth players at all levels.

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: 309,860
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: 128,206
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: 85,928
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: 33,850
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: 178,114
Published: 3/5/2012 Author: Chris Johnson
Body Parts Warm-up Game

Body Parts Warm-up Game

This fun soccer dribbling drill focuses on the younger player's dribbling skills, and the ability to listen to directions and think quick on their feet while holding the ball close. This drill is an excellent dribbling warm-up exercise for Under 4, Under 5, and Under 6 soccer players.


Age: 4-8 Field: 15X15
Players: 4+ Focus: FUN
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.7 / 5 Views: 89,024
Published: 11/18/2006 Author: Chris Johnson
1v1 Tunnel of Death

1v1 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.


Age: 9-16 Field: 35X15
Players: 5+ Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.68 / 5 Views: 108,807
Published: 7/4/2006 Author: Chris Johnson
3-Minute Shooting Drill

3-Minute Shooting Drill

This soccer drill allows the coach to focus on shooting, goalkeeping and clearing balls from the back. This drill is an excellent warmup to a shooting or clearing practice.


Age: 9+ Field: HALF FIELD
Players: 6+ Focus: SHOOTING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: YES INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.68 / 5 Views: 146,546
Published: 11/16/2006 Author: Chris Johnson
1v1 1st Attacker Dribbling Without Opposition

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 a feel for moving around defenders.


Age: 4+ Field: 30X30
Players: 4+ Focus: 1v1
Difficulty: EASY Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.68 / 5 Views: 67,301
Published: 3/8/2009 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: 24,626
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: 32,788
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: 86,792
Published: 12/26/2005 Author: Chris Johnson

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