1 v 1 Transition Box
Two teams try and carry the ball in opposing directions. One team has possession and tries to carry the ball from one of their goals to the other. One defender from the other team tries to stop them. If that defender wins the ball, they then become the possession team and try to carry the ball across the play zone, from one of their goal zones to the other.
Ball Mastery Football Drills
Coloured cones calling warmup
Basically a relay race. When the players reach a box with different coloured cones in, the...
1 vs 1 Shoot then Defend
Dribble round cones. Player 1 has a shot then becomes the defender against player 2.
Cone dribbling & shooting practice
Dribble round cones away from goal, then turn around final cone, drive towards goal and fi...
1 v 1 (numbered players)
Kids number themselves 1 to 7 Played on a shortened pitch and the kids line up to the sid...
Basic 1 v 1s (touchdown)
Pair up the players. They have to dribble past their opponent and stand on the ball at the...
Gauntlet
A pair of two players try and get to the end of the gauntlet (a la Gladiators). Where one ...
Moving Screens
Simple moving screens drill with 2 small goals.
Passing Accuracy Football Drills
Pivot pass and move
Players on 4 corners and 1 as a pivot in the middle. If the pass is played to the pivot in...
Simple 1 touch passing warmup
Simple 1 touch passing warmup, using both feet.
Diamond passing warmup
Receive the first pass on a pancake, split out wide to receive the second pass on the half...
Pass and move pancakes
2 teams line up on matching sets of pancakes. After each pass, the passing player must mov...
Cone bombs
Two teams line up opposite each other in shooting zones. There are a line of cones in the ...
Spanish Corners
Similar to the 4 corners game but you can only score in the two attacking corners and ther...
4 Corners Game
4 vs 4 or similar. Teams get a point by passing to a player in one of the 4 corners. V...
Scanning shoulder (hold up cones)
Main player stands in a square of cones. Main player receives a ball. The player behind...
Table Football / Foosball
Allowed to take a 1m ish deviation from a line of pancake cones. Play through the line...
Passing Race
Full pitch - see how quickly a team of 7 can pass it keeper, defender, both mids, winger, ...
Long Distance Passing Practice
Pairs of kids. One in a box. The other kid has to pass to the one in the box. Each complet...
Pancake rondo for movement
A pentagon of pancakes with 1 pancake in the middle too. 4 players passing and one presser...
Scanning shoulder drill
We've done this a couple of times. Three receivers in the middle. Two pressers. The re...
3rd Man Runs
Pairs of players start at each end of the pitch. There are two central players. The pairs ...
Defending Football Drills
2 vs 1 finishing drill
A simple 2 v 1 shooting drill. Player 1 passes to player 2. A third player then comes in a...
Tig gates
Set up some cone gates. 1v1 player has to lose opponent and get through gates.
Endzone Game - 2 Directions Version
Teams have to get the ball from one side to the other. Basically the endzone game but with...
Touchdown football (endzones)
Small sided game. 3 vs 3 (or similar numbers). Pass to a teammate in the endzone and touch...
Pivot & Winger Build Out
Build out from the back. The defensive players have to play a bounce pass with a pivot in ...
Defender Mirroring
Defender has to mirror the position of the attacker, as they move around the outside of th...
1 v 1 (numbered players)
Kids number themselves 1 to 7 Played on a shortened pitch and the kids line up to the sid...
Basic 1 v 1s (touchdown)
Pair up the players. They have to dribble past their opponent and stand on the ball at the...
2 v 1 with gates
2 gates to start. pairs of attackers try to score past 1 defender and a keeper. Point is t...
1 v 1 Football Drills
First touch eliminations with gates
Players are fed a ball and choose which side they want to take their first touch to, for t...
Tig gates
Set up some cone gates. 1v1 player has to lose opponent and get through gates.
1 vs 1 Shoot then Defend
Dribble round cones. Player 1 has a shot then becomes the defender against player 2.
1 v 1 (numbered players)
Kids number themselves 1 to 7 Played on a shortened pitch and the kids line up to the sid...
Basic 1 v 1s (touchdown)
Pair up the players. They have to dribble past their opponent and stand on the ball at the...
Short pitch 1 v 1 with feeders
Short pitch, 1 v 1. 1 player starts with a ball. They can either dribble 1 v 1 and try to ...
Gauntlet
A pair of two players try and get to the end of the gauntlet (a la Gladiators). Where one ...
Scanning shoulder drill
We've done this a couple of times. Three receivers in the middle. Two pressers. The re...
Moving Screens
Simple moving screens drill with 2 small goals.
Dribbling Football Drills
First touch eliminations with gates
Players are fed a ball and choose which side they want to take their first touch to, for t...
1 vs 1 Shoot then Defend
Dribble round cones. Player 1 has a shot then becomes the defender against player 2.
Cone dribbling & shooting practice
Dribble round cones away from goal, then turn around final cone, drive towards goal and fi...
1 v 1 (numbered players)
Kids number themselves 1 to 7 Played on a shortened pitch and the kids line up to the sid...
Basic 1 v 1s (touchdown)
Pair up the players. They have to dribble past their opponent and stand on the ball at the...
2 v 1 with gates
2 gates to start. pairs of attackers try to score past 1 defender and a keeper. Point is t...
Gauntlet
A pair of two players try and get to the end of the gauntlet (a la Gladiators). Where one ...
Scanning shoulder drill
We've done this a couple of times. Three receivers in the middle. Two pressers. The re...
Transitions Football Drills
Endzone Game - 2 Directions Version
Teams have to get the ball from one side to the other. Basically the endzone game but with...
Spanish Corners
Similar to the 4 corners game but you can only score in the two attacking corners and ther...
4v4 quadrants with feeders
Neutral feeders around the outside. 4 vs 4 in the middle. Teams try and maintain position ...
4 vs 3 Endzone Game
2 endzones with a player in each. Two teams of players in the middle - one team is the pos...
Possession Clock
Possession clock drill. Keep possession for 1 minute. Once a team has kept possession for ...
1 vs 1 Shoot then Defend
Dribble round cones. Player 1 has a shot then becomes the defender against player 2.
Pressing Drill with Scoring Gate
Two teams of 4 or 5. One pivot per team, who moves along the line of pancake cones. Te...
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