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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.

Pirate Treasure Dribbling Game

Pirate Treasure Dribbling Game

This soccer dribbling game is designed for young players ages 3-8. The Pirate Treasure Dribbling Game will focus on young players dribbling skills and is great fun for the kids.


Age: 4-8 Field: 30X30
Players: 6+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.91 / 5 Views: 395,136
Published: 2/6/2012 Author: Chris Johnson
Reaction, Acceleration, and Winning the Ball

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 time, or winning 50-50 balls.


Age: 7+ Field: 20X20
Players: 3+ Focus: WARM-UP
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.9 / 5 Views: 148,657
Published: 3/7/2010 Author: Chris Johnson
2v2+4 Passing, Possession, Combination

2v2+4 Passing, Possession, Combination

This 2v2+4 soccer drill will focus on passing, possession, and combination play. This is a great small-sided soccer game when you want to perfect the composure of players in tight spaces.


Age: 9+ Field: 20X20
Players: 8+ Focus: PASSING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.89 / 5 Views: 203,447
Published: 2/29/2012 Author: Chris Johnson
Shooting Combo, 1v1 Shooting Drill

Shooting Combo, 1v1 Shooting Drill

This is a great shooting drill that focuses on making a move before shooting, making a 1-2 combination play before shooting, then taking on a defender 1v1 before shooting.


Age: 9+ Field: HALF FIELD
Players: 8+ Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: YES Team
Rating: 3.89 / 5 Views: 160,777
Published: 9/17/2011 Author: Chris Johnson
Improving Combination Play

Improving Combination Play

The Improving Combination Play 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.


Age: 9+ Field: 40X40
Players: 6-16 Focus: POSSESSION
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.89 / 5 Views: 130,024
Published: 7/12/2008 Author: Chris Johnson
Knock Out

Knock Out

This drill is a great warm-up drill for dribbling sessions as it focuses on dribbling and ball control, keeping the head up, change of direction and change of pace.


Age: 4-12 Field: 20X20
Players: 6+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.89 / 5 Views: 119,230
Published: 5/27/2006 Author: Chris Johnson
Soccer Tag Dribbling Game

Soccer Tag Dribbling Game

Soccer Tag is an excellent soccer drill for young players ages under 5 through under 8. Soccer Tag is a fun soccer drill that allows players to gain confidence on the ball while getting a lot of touches.


Age: 4-8 Field: 20X20
Players: 5+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.88 / 5 Views: 146,036
Published: 2/10/2007 Author: Chris Johnson
Team Reaction Dribbling Drill

Team Reaction Dribbling Drill

The team reaction dribbling drill is a fun soccer dribbling drill that focuses on dribbling and reacting to teammates.


Age: 4-12 Field: 30X30
Players: 4+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.87 / 5 Views: 212,436
Published: 2/26/2010 Author: Chris Johnson
4v2 Angle of Support

4v2 Angle of Support

This 4v2 soccer game will help perfect early support, movement without the ball, and good angle and support distance.


Age: 9+ Field: 18X36
Players: 8 Focus: POSSESSION
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.87 / 5 Views: 120,558
Published: 6/22/2011 Author: Chris Johnson
Diagonal 1v1 Soccer Drill

Diagonal 1v1 Soccer Drill

This 1v1 soccer drill is great to focus on 1v1 play whether it is 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.


Age: 4+ Field: 20X20
Players: 8+ Focus: 1v1
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.87 / 5 Views: 89,995
Published: 9/28/2006 Author: Chris Johnson
Clean Your Room

Clean Your Room

This soccer game is a great drill for U5 through U8 players. The clean your room soccer drill will focus on dribbling under pressure while also working on defensive pressure as an individual or a small group.


Age: 4-8 Field: 15X15
Players: 6+ Focus: DEFENDING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 10 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.86 / 5 Views: 379,398
Published: 5/30/2014 Author: Chris Johnson
Can You Do This?

Can You Do This?

The Can You Do This? soccer drill focuses on players under 6 years old. It is designed to work on simple body movement, coordination, and balance.


Age: 4-8 Field: 20X20
Players: 4+ Focus: WARM-UP
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.86 / 5 Views: 99,321
Published: 11/26/2008 Author: Chris Johnson

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