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U9 Soccer drills and games

More game-like activities as skills take on more importance. Possession play and using the different areas of the pitch. Defending will advance defending in 1s, 2s, and 3s and holding up play. Players will rotate in two or three different positions to avoid early specialization.

Recommended to play 7v7

PRIORITY: Development of Individual Technique

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Designing flexible practices - modification 2

Tweaking a core idea can open up many possibilities when it comes to session planning.

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Designing flexible practices - modification 1

Tweaking a core idea can open up many possibilities when it comes to session planning.

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Designing flexible practices - core idea

Tweaking a core idea can open up many possibilities when it comes to session planning.

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Warm-up: Attack at top speed

This three-part session encourages players to travel with the ball using power and pace.

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Practice: Attack at top speed

This three-part session encourages players to travel with the ball using power and pace.

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Small-sided game: Attack at top speed

This three-part session encourages players to travel with the ball using power and pace.

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Moving off the ball

This works on players’ movement to receive away from a defender to create combinations.

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Mastering positioning

Helps players understand how to change their position, whether their team has the ball or not.

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Pass or dribble?

Decision-making is crucial – here, the choice is whether to keep the ball or play it to a team-mate.

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Pressing to dictate

Work on the pressing of the front three to force the play in a particular direction.

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Warm-up: Operation overload

Pass and move to make the most of superior numbers and create scoring chances.

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Warm-up: Winning your battles

This three-part session develops players’ ability to stay on the ball and take defenders on 1v1.

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Practice: Winning your battles

This three-part session develops players’ ability to stay on the ball and take defenders on 1v1.

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Small-sided game: Winning your battles

This three-part session develops players’ ability to stay on the ball and take defenders on 1v1.

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Dribbling and passing

Develops players technical and decision-making ability in two fundamental core skills.

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Small-sided game: Get on the front foot

This three-part session develops players’ ability on the ball to enable them to play forward.

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Practice: Get on the front foot

This three-part session develops players’ ability on the ball to enable them to play forward.

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Warm-up: Get on the front foot

This three-part session develops players’ ability on the ball to enable them to play forward.

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Practice 1: Scan, receive, turn

Help your players make quicker and better decisions with this three-part session.

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Practice 2: Scan, receive, turn

Help your players make quicker and better decisions with this three-part session.

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Small-sided game: Scan, receive, turn

Help your players make quicker and better decisions with this three-part session.

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Warm-Up: Defending in our half

A three-part session focusing on defensive principles and developing defensive techniques.

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Warm up: Pressing and covering

This three-part session develops players’ awareness of pressing and covering as a unit.

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Practice: Pressing and covering

This three-part session develops players’ awareness of pressing and covering as a unit.

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