Tig gates
Set up some cone gates. 1v1 player has to lose opponent and get through gates.
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...
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 Transition Box
Two teams try and carry the ball in opposing directions. One team has possession and tries...
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...
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...
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.
Warmups Football Drills
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...
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 ...
Coloured cones calling warmup
Basically a relay race. When the players reach a box with different coloured 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...
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