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Simple Shoulder Scan Drill With Gates
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Player scans shoulder to see which way the defender has gone, then dribbles through the other gate and tries to score.
Crossing and Finishing
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First player pass to the player on the side then run behind overlaping to receive a pass from the side and cross to firs...
Overlaping
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After passing one player dribbles through the cones while the other immediately makes the overlapping run.
Thr final co...
Break the line passing drill
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Pass the ball and move forward. Two defenders in the zone. Attackers should pass the ball forward and break the defendin...
1v1 after dribbling
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Dribbling opposite side first player to reach the goal shoot the ball and move back to defend on player 2 who just com t...
Futsal Drill #1
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Simple futsal soccer training drill.
Player A passes to player B. Those players then dribble / sprint around cones an...
Game Variation - Crosses Count Double
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Mark the corners of the pitch with flat pancake cones. If a cross from inside that corner zone results in a goal, it cou...
Cross and Finish (With Up Back Through)
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X Shaped Passing Warmup
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Ball Stealing!
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4 players (or teams) in corners of a playing area. Place a load of balls in the middle. Teams / players must run and dri...
Ronaldinho Square + Shot
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Ronaldinho square, followed by a shot on goal. Set this up as a simple line drill warmup. Any more than 6 or 7 players a...
Follow Your Pass
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An X-Shaped setup, with a follow-your-pass format.
The passes alternate being around the outside of the setup, then ...
3rd Man Runs - 2 Ends
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Two sided drill with 3rd man runs. Effectively an over-complicated "up, back and a through" passing drill.
Marked as...
Warmup - Passing Both Feet + Dribbling
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A simple warmup - pass with both feet to a feeder, then turn and dribble through some cones.
2 Box Rondo
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Set up two boxes; one large one, then a smaller box inside it.
A team of 3 try to keep possession in the smaller box...
Rondo
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Diamond Passing + Overlapping Runs
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A simple warmup with two phases. First the players make their runs through the middle, then they adjust to run around th...
Game Variation - Grid Squares
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Game Variation - Grid Squares.
Players are not allowed to receive a pass from someone in the same square as them.
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Game Variation - Diamond Wingers
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A simple football game variation to encourage your wingers to stay wide.
Mark out a diamond shape on the pitch with ...
Layoff Passing Warmup
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A simple passing warmup, with players moving up the pitch while passing to two stationary teammates.
Pivot pass and move
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Players on 4 corners and 1 as a pivot in the middle. If the pass is played to the pivot in the middle, they lay off the ...
Simple 1 touch passing warmup
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