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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.

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: 85,697
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: 83,932
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: 156,107
Published: 7/7/2011 Author: Chris Johnson
Circle Passing Combination Drill

Circle Passing Combination Drill

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


Age: 9+ Field: 20X20
Players: 8+ Focus: PASSING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.62 / 5 Views: 146,941
Published: 7/16/2012 Author: Chris Johnson
Shooting Warmup

Shooting Warmup

This shooting warm-up drill will focus on long-range passing, accuracy, and finishing. It can also be used as a fitness exercise by manipulating the numbers.


Age: 8+ Field: 20X40
Players: 3+ Focus: SHOOTING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.62 / 5 Views: 102,001
Published: 12/29/2005 Author: Chris Johnson
2v1 Dribbling with Opposition

2v1 Dribbling with Opposition

In this 2v1 Dribbling with Opposition dribbling drill, we put the players in a 2v1 situation forcing the players to decide whether they should dribble or pass.


Age: 9+ Field: 15X30
Players: 6+ Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: YES Team
Rating: 3.62 / 5 Views: 74,548
Published: 3/15/2009 Author: Chris Johnson
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: 276,177
Published: 7/23/2012 Author: Chris Johnson
Combination Shooting Drills

Combination Shooting Drills

This shooting drill focuses on combination play and building up for a shot on goal. There are multiple combination ideas to make the shooting drill more difficult progressively.


Age: 9+ Field: HALF FIELD
Players: 12+ Focus: SHOOTING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: YES Team
Rating: 3.6 / 5 Views: 438,879
Published: 4/19/2013 Author: Chris Johnson
Center Mid Passing Combination 1

Center Mid Passing Combination 1

This is a great combination passing drill that will help focus on combination play and playing diagonal balls.


Age: 9+ Field: 20X20
Players: 6+ Focus: PASSING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.6 / 5 Views: 344,636
Published: 5/26/2013 Author: Chris Johnson
Fun Soccer Dribbling Warm-up

Fun Soccer Dribbling Warm-up

This is a fun soccer dribbling warm-up game that is an excellent ice-breaker at the beginning of the season or the beginning of a camp to get the kids warmed up with a light, fun dribbling game. These exercises might are a bit advanced for the beginner soccer player.


Age: 4-12 Field: 20X20
Players: 4+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.6 / 5 Views: 152,903
Published: 4/15/2007 Author: Chris Johnson
5v2 Angle of Support Passing Drill

5v2 Angle of Support Passing Drill

The purpose of this soccer passing drill is to focus on players angle of support, the weight of passes and the quality of 1st touch.


Age: 9+ Field: 12X12
Players: 7 Focus: POSSESSION
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.6 / 5 Views: 64,175
Published: 9/22/2006 Author: Chris Johnson
Shooting Agility Drill

Shooting Agility Drill

This soccer shooting drill will focus on passing combination along with agility. This drill is an excellent pre-game warmup for passing and shooting.


Age: 9+ Field: HALF FIELD
Players: 6+ Focus: SHOOTING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: YES Team
Rating: 3.6 / 5 Views: 199,584
Published: 2/27/2017 Author: Chris Johnson

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