4v4 quadrants with feeders
Neutral feeders around the outside. 4 vs 4 in the middle. Teams try and maintain position by using the neutral players, however, the neutral players cannot pass back into the same quadrant that they just received the ball from. Players cannot receive the ball until they move into a different quadrant from the last time they touched the ball.
Pass and Move Football Drills
Layoff Passing Warmup
A simple passing warmup, with players moving up the pitch while passing to two stationary ...
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...
Diamond passing warmup
Receive the first pass on a pancake, split out wide to receive the second pass on the half...
3rd Man Runs - two ends
A semi-uncontested run through of 3rd man runs / patterns of play.
Y passing drill
Y formation pass and move drill.
Pass and move pancakes
2 teams line up on matching sets of pancakes. After each pass, the passing player must mov...
1-2 Jinking Shooting Drill
Simple jink, 1-2 then shoot.
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...
Touchdown football (endzones)
Small sided game. 3 vs 3 (or similar numbers). Pass to a teammate in the endzone and touch...
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 ...
Pressing Drill with Scoring Gate
Two teams of 4 or 5. One pivot per team, who moves along the line of pancake cones. Te...
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...
4 Box Rondo
Use this four box rondo to encourage the players to be alert, and confident when under pre...
Pivot & Winger Build Out
Build out from the back. The defensive players have to play a bounce pass with a pivot in ...
Rondo into Possession Drill
Start with a rondo. 6 or 7 around the outside of 2 defenders. Defenders hold bib. Phas...
1 v 1 (numbered players)
Kids number themselves 1 to 7 Played on a shortened pitch and the kids line up to the sid...
2 v 1 with gates
2 gates to start. pairs of attackers try to score past 1 defender and a keeper. Point is t...
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 ...
Pressing vs Passing
5 v 5 or 6 v 6... One side starts passing, with 1 presser from the other team. Every 3 pas...
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 ...
Scanning 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...
4 Corners Game
4 vs 4 or similar. Teams get a point by passing to a player in one of the 4 corners. V...
Touchdown football (endzones)
Small sided game. 3 vs 3 (or similar numbers). Pass to a teammate in the endzone and touch...
Coloured cones calling warmup
Basically a relay race. When the players reach a box with different coloured cones in, the...
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...
Tackling 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...
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...
Touchdown football (endzones)
Small sided game. 3 vs 3 (or similar numbers). Pass to a teammate in the endzone and touch...
4 vs 3 Endzone Game
2 endzones with a player in each. Two teams of players in the middle - one team is the pos...
Stadium Game
Two teams. Pair players up. 1 ball per pair. The goal of the game (for each individual pla...
Gauntlet
A pair of two players try and get to the end of the gauntlet (a la Gladiators). Where one ...
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...
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...
1 v 1 Transition Box
Two teams try and carry the ball in opposing directions. One team has possession and tries...
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