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Soccer Drills & Games

Welcome to our comprehensive collection of soccer drills and games, meticulously designed to enhance the skills and enjoyment of players across all ages and abilities. Whether you're a coach seeking effective training sessions or a player aiming to improve your game, our resources offer a wealth of practical exercises and engaging activities.

 

Everything on Soccer Coach Weekly is written by experienced coaches and coach educators and prepared by our team of editors and illustrators to make all of our drills and games as easy-to-follow and easy-to-run as possible, whether you're new to coaching or looking for inspiration.

 

 

Quick links: Drills | Warm-ups | Small-sided games | Fun soccer games | Shooting drills | Dribbling drills | Tackling drills | Passing drills

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Coaching Theme
Ball Control
Crossing
Dribbling
Heading
Long passing
Passing
Shooting
Short passing
Tackling
Turning
Age Group
U6
U7
U8
U9
U10
U11
U12
U13
U14
U15
U16
U17+
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Handball

Handball

Players can only carry the ball – the aim is to understand how to support a player in possession.
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Gates warm-up

Gates warm-up

A warm-up which combines both movement and dynamic stretching to get players ready for action.
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Carousel warm-up

Carousel warm-up

A relaxed environment for your players to prepare for the main activity ahead, with several stations.
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The through pass

The through pass

This activity encourages your team to play defence-splitting forward balls from the midfield into the attack.
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Duel warm-up

Duel warm-up

Develop players’ physical attributes while also working on their ability to retain possession.
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Tag warm-up

Tag warm-up

A fun game for all ages that will help to develop players’ agility, balance and co-ordination.
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Small-sided game warm-up

Small-sided game warm-up

This arrival activity gets your session off to a flier; players will love playing as soon as they turn up.
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Warm-up: React to losing the ball

Warm-up: React to losing the ball

A session to help your players work on their reactions to losing possession. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it wit...

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Practice: React to losing the ball

Practice: React to losing the ball

A session to help your players work on their reactions to losing possession. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it with ...
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Small-sided game: React to losing the ball

Small-sided game: React to losing the ball

A session to help your players work on their reactions to losing possession. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it with ...
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Beating nerves on a return to coaching

Beating nerves on a return to coaching

If you have been away, keep it simple and get support, says Steph Fairbairn
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Clever out wide

Clever out wide

Improve your wingers’ quality of delivery into the feet of attackers, who need to escape their markers and score.
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Practice 2: Defending 1v1

Practice 2: Defending 1v1

A session which focuses on the basics of 1v1 defending – protecting space, closing down and tackling. Use this session as a standalone ...
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Small-sided game: Defending 1v1

Small-sided game: Defending 1v1

A session which focuses on the basics of 1v1 defending – protecting space, closing down and tackling. Use this session as a standalone ...
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Creating a healthy, happy environment

Creating a healthy, happy environment

You will get the best from your players if they are part of a team culture that is inclusive, welcoming, safe and also allows for mistakes, ...
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Practice 1: Defending 1v1

Practice 1: Defending 1v1

A three-part session which focuses on the basics of 1v1 defending – protecting space, closing down and tackling.

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    Practice 1: Receive to play forward

    Practice 1: Receive to play forward

    This session encourages players to collect the ball so they can use it in a progressive way. Use this session as a standalone activity, or ...
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    Practice 4: Dribble to beat a player

    Practice 4: Dribble to beat a player

    Develop an attacker’s ability to take on a defender in a creative way, with turns added to the mix.
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    Practice 2: Receive to play forward

    Practice 2: Receive to play forward

    This session encourages players to collect the ball so they can use it in a progressive way. Use this session as a standalone activity, or ...
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    Practice 3: Dribble to beat a player

    Practice 3: Dribble to beat a player

    Develop an attacker’s decision-making and identifying the right times to take risks in 1v1s.
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    Practice 2: Dribble to beat a player

    Practice 2: Dribble to beat a player

    Develop an attacker’s ability to take on a defender who is approaching them from the side.
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    Small-sided game: Receive to play forward

    Small-sided game: Receive to play forward

    This session encourages players to collect the ball so they can use it in a progressive way. Use this session as a standalone activity, or ...
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    Practice 1: Dribble to beat a player

    Practice 1: Dribble to beat a player

    Develop an attacker’s ability to take on a defender who is directly in front of them and then shoot.
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    Small-sided game: Long-range finishing

    Small-sided game: Long-range finishing

    Encourage your players to get shots away from distance more often.

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