1 vs 1 Shoot then Defend

Dribble round cones. Player 1 has a shot then becomes the defender against player 2.

1 v 1 Transition Box

Two teams try and carry the ball in opposing directions. One team has possession and tries...

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.

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...

4 Corners Game

4 vs 4 or similar. Teams get a point by passing to a player in one of the 4 corners. V...

4v4 quadrants with feeders

Neutral feeders around the outside. 4 vs 4 in the middle. Teams try and maintain position ...

Touchdown football (endzones)

Small sided game. 3 vs 3 (or similar numbers). Pass to a teammate in the endzone and touch...

Scanning shoulder (hold up cones)

Main player stands in a square of cones. Main player receives a ball. The player behind...

Head Up Dribbling

We do this with two different coloured cones rather than numbers of cones. Variation: Ad...

Rondo into Possession Drill

Start with a rondo. 6 or 7 around the outside of 2 defenders. Defenders hold bib. Phas...

Table Football / Foosball

Allowed to take a 1m ish deviation from a line of pancake cones. Play through the line...

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...

Layoff Passing Warmup

A simple passing warmup, with players moving up the pitch while passing to two stationary ...

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...

Tig gates

Set up some cone gates. 1v1 player has to lose opponent and get through gates.

1-2 Jinking Shooting Drill

Simple jink, 1-2 then shoot.

Cone bombs

Two teams line up opposite each other in shooting zones. There are a line of cones in the ...

Progressive Rondo

A rondo with 3 areas - progress the ball from one side to another.

Layoff / Pivot Warmup

Players move up the pitch in pairs, with 3 pivot players spreading the play to the opposit...

Knocking Over Cone (V2)

Essentially a race round two cones, with trying to knock over cones / block your opponent ...

Defender Mirroring

Defender has to mirror the position of the attacker, as they move around the outside of th...

Head Up Dribbling

We do this with two different coloured cones rather than numbers of cones. Variation: Ad...

Cone dribbling & shooting practice

Dribble round cones away from goal, then turn around final cone, drive towards goal and fi...