U9, U10, U11, and U12 Soccer Drills
UNDER 9, UNDER 10, UNDER 11, AND UNDER 12 SOCCER DRILLS (U9, U10, U11, & U12 SOCCER DRILLS), U9 U10 U11 U12 SOCCER PRACTICE SESSIONS
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U9, U10, U11, and U12 Soccer Drills
When coaching Under 9, Under 10, Under 11, and Under 12, the player's motor skills are becoming more refnied. Most players can stay on task at a greater length allowing you to extend your practices to an hour and a half or, in some instances, competitive team environments, two hours. You will notice skills starting to emerge, and the repetition of technique is essential. Coaches should continue positive reinforcement as peer pressure is starting to become an issue.
Under 9, Under 10, Under 11, and Under 12 Soccer Drills (U9, U10, U11, & U12 Soccer Drills), U9 U10 U11 U12 Soccer Practice Sessions
With the player's technique learned at an earlier age is now time to refine these skills with an introduction to basic tactics. Small-sided games will become your primary teaching means. With small-sided games such as 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4, players will receive tons of touches while focusing on less complicated tactics than a 11v11 match.
My #1 piece of advice is to play small-sided games and put an emphasis on creating a competitive environment as much as possible. This will keep the small-sided games fun for the players and teach the game itself.
The soccer drills listed below are age specific soccer drills for Under 9 (U9, U-9, 9 and Under), Under 10 (U10, U-10, 10 and Under), Under 11 (U11, U-11, and 11 and Under), Under 12 (U12, U-12, 12 and Under).
U9, U10, U11, and U12 Soccer Drills
Small-Sided Shooting and Finishing Game
This small-sided shooting and finishing game is a great shooting drill that focuses on shooting and finishing.
1v1 Three Grid Gauntlet Attacking Drill
The 1v1 three grid attacking drill focuses on dribbling to beat multiple defenders.
Defensive Clearances- Up and Out
This defensive soccer drill focuses on clearing balls from the defensive third of the field. Defenders are taught to handle difficult balls and clearing them high and wide.
Three Goal Shooting Drill
This soccer shooting fitness exercise is a great finishing drill for getting rapid shots on multiple goals and is also great for fitness.
Goalkeeper Pressure Cooker Drill
This soccer drill is a great goal keeper warm-up drill. It will give your keeper a great workout while working on passing and shooting with accuracy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.