One for all
in Attacking, Ball Control and Footwork
This is a highly enjoyable knockout training game that relies on individuals to win matches for the team. Try is and see which team will be crowned club world champions. MORE
Ball Control and Footwork
These soccer drills will give your players “Mastery of the Ball”. It is your first duty as a coach to give your players the soccer skills to be effective players. Ball control is the key to that. It’s about being comfortable on the ball, instant control, able to change feet, and move the ball where you want.
Foot soldiers
in Arrival activities, Ball Control and Footwork, Warm Ups
This simple unopposed warm-up is easy to set up and is perfect to get players in the mood for training or to get their feet moving before a match MORE
Have fun bending the ball
in Ball Control and Footwork, Email newsletters, Set pieces
There is nothing more satisfying than bending the ball from free-kicks or swerving it at goal from open play in and around the box. Watching a wall stretching up but unable to reach the ball as it hits the back of the net is the dream of every young player – and of every coach if they were really honest. MORE
Dangerous bend
in Attacking, Ball Control and Footwork
This sessions helps players to practise swerving the ball, which is an important skill to help them take advantage of goal scoring opportunities from free-kicks and shots. MORE
Brazilian swerve
in Ball Control and Footwork, Set pieces
Bending the ball from free kicks is a fabulous skill to have and players can have great fun trying to do it! MORE
Passing pairs
in Arrival activities, Ball Control and Footwork, Warm Ups
Straight from the Fulham Academy training ground, this arrival activity will help develop your team’s ability to use both feet and to pass accurately. MORE
Promotion or Relegation
in Ball Control and Footwork, Small Sided Games
Teach your players how to win vital games and how to keep trying until the end. This fun promotion and relegation session involves a lot of different winning scenarios. MORE
Take your turn
in Ball Control and Footwork, Soccer dribbling drills
Use this session to get your players to practise turning with the ball using a skill like the outside cut MORE
My top tips for running with the ball
in Attacking, Ball Control and Footwork, Email newsletters
Running with the ball is not to be confused with dribbling, which requires close control and relatively small steps. Running with the ball involves bigger touches and longer strides. MORE
Get a yard
in Ball Control and Footwork, Practice plans
Improving your players’ skill levels could give them the ability to beat an opponent in tight areas. The theme is “getting a yard” and encourages players to realise that a yard of space is all that is needed to score or create a goal. MORE
Easter island
in Ball Control and Footwork, Practice plans
Defenders try to stop players stealing the eggs (balls) from Easter island (centre circle). The team which steals the most balls wins the game. MORE
Changing direction
in Arrival activities, Ball Control and Footwork, Warm Ups
As an arrival activity this works because you can add players as they turn up to training. It develops a high level of skill and movement. It is good for technique and uses both feet. MORE
Beat the keeper
in Attacking, Ball Control and Footwork, Goalkeeping
This very match-relevant training session will help your players score more by teaching them to make the right decisions when they use their skills to go 1v1 with the goalkeeper MORE
Speed with the ball
in Ball Control and Footwork, Small Sided Games
The session helps to advance the development of players by making them work at speed where first touch is vital to success in the session. MORE
Skill and vision
in Ball Control and Footwork, Small Sided Games
The session is all about time on the ball and players making decisions in attack and defence. Puts skills into game context MORE
A good first touch
in Ball Control and Footwork, Practice plans
A high-quality controlling touch away from opposition pressure is critical because it allows your players to retain possession and gives them vital time before executing their next move. In this drill, that will be a pass to a team mate. MORE
Fast attacks win games
in Ball Control and Footwork, Email newsletters
Even in a fluent passing team, the most obvious way to take a game to the opposition is with your players carrying the ball forward and looking to exploit the space in front of them. Try these sessions to help you coach your players MORE
Turn and go
in Attacking, Ball Control and Footwork
An end-to-end game to teach your midfielders how to pick up the ball and drive forward with it, creating attacking openings for the team in the final third of the pitch MORE
Volley like Sancho
in Ball Control and Footwork, Email newsletters
In the youth game hitting the ball on the volley is the perfect way to hit the back of the net. 18-year-old Jadon Sancho is a master of the technique MORE
The ultimate player
in Ball Control and Footwork, Practice plans
Blast your players to top-level fitness and excellent technique with this circuit session. Designed to sharpen skills, it will also help players returning to training from injury or illness. MORE
Zigzag dribble
in Ball Control and Footwork, Shooting
Great wingers can cut inside and shoot. Use this activity to encourage your players to add an end product to their dribbling. MORE
Tight Targets
in Ball Control and Footwork, Small Sided Games
Whether your training area is tight or you just want to work on possession skills, this session is perfect to coach players how to move the ball around neatly in a small space. MORE
Slam
in Ball Control and Footwork, Fun soccer games
It’s rare that I advise coaches to set up games and drills that require props, such as a wall, because not all soccer coaches will have access to one, but Slam is one game where it’s worth making the effort. Game to improve players’ kicking skills If you want a game which can improve kicking... MORE
Control, pass, move
in Ball Control and Footwork, Practice plans
A good first touch to control the ball, which is followed by an accurate pass and then moving to be available for another pass is a good habit to have. Instil this in your players with this session. MORE
