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Midfield

Coaching a midfield is about making sure each of your midfielders understands their role and responsibilities. With good coaching and organisation your midfield should be able to support the defence and take the ball up the pitch, combining with the forwards to create and score goals. They need to have vision to see where to pass, and the skill and speed to execute their tactics.

 

These soccer drills and small-sided games look at a number of different midfield scenarios and suggest methods and coaching games to play to boost your midfield players’ skills.

Age Group
U10
U11
U12
U13
U14
U15
U16
U17+
U6
U7
U8
U9
Activity Type
Drill
Small-sided games
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Create midfield space

Create midfield space

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Practice: Movement and combinations to attack

Practice: Movement and combinations to attack

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Practice: Move in possession

Practice: Move in possession

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Practice: Passing to break from midfield

Practice: Passing to break from midfield

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Midfielders feed attackers

Midfielders feed attackers

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Ask your players "what makes a midfielder?"

Ask your players "what makes a midfielder?"

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Accurate long passes

Accurate long passes

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Midfield into attack

Midfield into attack

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Possession and penetration

Possession and penetration

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Triangle midfield drill

Triangle midfield drill

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Midfield support in attack

Midfield support in attack

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The final pass

The final pass

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Engine room passing

Engine room passing

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Support and overload

Support and overload

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Pace setters

Pace setters

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Return to play: support patterns

Return to play: support patterns

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Return to play: passing for 5 players

Return to play: passing for 5 players

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Practice: Closing Down Opponents

Practice: Closing Down Opponents

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Attack from midfield

Attack from midfield

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Compact your team in midfield

Compact your team in midfield

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Responsibilities of a pivot player

Responsibilities of a pivot player

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Control the game in midfield

Control the game in midfield

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Player positions for support

Player positions for support

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