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Gatekeepers - U10 Soccer Dribbling Activity

Gatekeepers - Soccer Dribbling Activity

Dribbling Drills | Games
Setup Every player needs to have a ball. (except for a couple gatekeepers). Spread pairs of cones around the grid about a yard apart from each other. Each set of cones is called a ‘gate.’ Players have 45 seconds to dribble through as...
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1 vs. 1 wall game - small sided soccer game

1 vs. 1 Wall Game

1 vs 1 Drills | Games | Possession Drills | 2 vs 1 Drills
To set up this 1 vs 1 soccer drill mark off a rectangle that is about 10 x 20 yards. Two opposing players start in the rectangle, one player starts with the ball. The object of the game is to control the ball across the other players end...
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Dribbling Endzones - Small Sided Soccer Game

Dribbling Endzones

Dribbling Drills | Games
Drill Setup Make a 25x20 yd field with a 3 yd “endzone” on each end. Players play 4v4 Players score by dribbling into the endzone. Once a goal is scored, the other team starts from their endzone. Players are not allowed to pass...
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4 vs. 4 to Six Goals Plus 1 - Soccer Drill for Building out of the back

4 vs. 4 to Six Goals Plus 1

Possession Drills | Passing Drills | Games | Attacking Drills
Setup Make multiple fields as necessary. Players play 4v4 with a neutral player in the middle. Neutral player is on the team with the ball, so game is always 5v4 Teams attack the three goals on one side of the field. Outside goals are...
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3 vs. 3 own half shooting, a small sided soccer game

3 vs. 3 Own Half Shooting

Games | Shooting Drills | Goalkeeping Drills
This soccer drill is a fun game for players and goalies and recommended for U16 age levels to U12 age levels.  To set up, place the nets about 30 yards apart and split the field into half using either the center field line, discs, or...
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Control Burst Dribbling Relay - soccer relay race

Control Burst Dribbling Relay

Dribbling Drills | Games
This soccer dribbling drill focuses on controlled dribbling in tight space and explosive controlled dribbling in open spaces.  Players need to keep their eyes up Maintain ball control in open and tight spaces The transition from open...
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4 vs. 4 to Six Goals - Small Sided Soccer Game

4 vs. 4 to Six Goals

Passing Drills | Attacking Drills | Offensive Drills | Games
Setup Make multiple fields as necessary. Players play 4v4. Teams attack the three goals on one side of the field. Outside goals are worth 3pts, inside goal worth 1. Restart with throw-ins and goalkicks. No corners. Both teams play...
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Colored Gates in Pairs - Soccer Passing Drills

Colored Gates in Pairs

Passing Drills | Games
Setup Put your players in pairs with one ball per group. Create a series of gates (two cones, 1yd apart) for the players to pass through Make half the ‘gates’ a different color of cone (example: 3 red gates, and 3 blue gates). If you...
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3 vs. 3 Quick attack game, a fun small sided soccer drill

3 vs. 3 Quick Attack Game

Games | Passing Drills | Goalkeeping Drills | Shooting Drills | Attacking Drills
To set up this game you will need to place the goals about 20 - 30 yards apart.  You will need two goalies, six players, a handful of balls, and an extra player or coach.  As shown in the diagram, the filed is divided into six...
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Controlled Craziness - U8 soccer dribbling drill

Controlled Craziness

Dribbling Drills | Games
Drill Description: Every player is in the grid with a ball. When the coach starts the game, everyone tries to pass their ball and hit someone else’s ball. Regardless if they hit or miss, they track down their own ball, dribble around...
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Hospital Tag - U6 Soccer Activity

Hospital Tag - U6 Soccer Activity

Agility Drills | Games | Dribbling Drills
Setup Everyone is it without balls. All balls are outside the grid. Inside the grid, you try and tag other people. If you tag them, they must hold the body part that got tagged and yell “ouch!” If they get tagged a 2nd time by someone...
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One goal + Endzone Soccer Game

One Goal + Endzone

Offensive Drills | Defending Drills | Games
Setup: Split players into two teams playing 6v5. Team defending the large goal plays in a 2-3 (+gk) formation. Team attacking the big goal plays in a 3-2 formation. Team attacking the large goal tries to score. Team defending the...
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Curved Zones Fun Soccer Activity for U14

Curved Zones

Passing Drills | Games
Setup 6yd goals on each side with goalkeepers. Give each team a formation. Add a wide zone on each side of the field (about 5 yards wide), but angle in like diagram. Players play a straight scrimmage. However, if a goal is scored from...
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Goal to Goal - Soccer Drill for Goalies

Goal to Goal - Soccer Drill for Goalies

Goalkeeping Drills | Games
SETUP Players are in pairs with one ball per group Each player has a goal (3yds wide). The goals are 6yds apart. Make further away/closer depending on ability. Have extra balls close by The object is to score a goal on the opponent,...
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2 on 1 soccer drill for U12

Direct 2 vs. 1's

2 vs 1 Drills | Passing Drills | Games | Attacking Drills
Setup Make two fields depending on numbers to reduce size of lines. Game starts with first player in defending line passing ball to the first person in either of the opposing lines. Once the ball is passed, the first players from each...
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1 vs 1 Turn and Shoot soccer drill

1 vs 1 Turn and Shoot

1 vs 1 Drills | Dribbling Drills | Games
Setup This game is played with one goal. Make a line on either side of the goal with the coach behind the goal with all the balls. Coach throws a ball into the field and the first person from each line runs out to compete and get the...
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4 Goal Game - Activity for Soccer Goalies

4 Goal Game

Goalkeeping Drills | Games | Possession Drills
Setup Make field and place two 4 yard goals at each corner. Each goal will have a goalkeeper. Play 5v5, with two goalkeepers from each team in the goals. 3v3 on field. Each goal counts as 1pt. Normal soccer rules, except no corners....
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5 vs 2 Keep Away - U14 Small Sided Soccer Game

5 vs 2 Keep Away

Possession Drills | Passing Drills | Warm Up Drills | Games
Setup Make multiple fields depending on numbers at practice. Each field needs 7 players. Two players are in the center and are trying to get the ball from the other 5. If a defender gets the ball, the person who’s been in the center...
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Fun soccer ball possession game.

2 v 2 v 2 Split Passing Drill

Passing Drills | Games | Possession Drills
This is a good soccer passing drill that is like a game as well, especailly for players in the U16 age level.  Players are split up into groups of six and within those groups they are divided into three teams of two.  Each group...
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15 x 10 yd 1 vs. 1 - Small Sided Dribbling Game

15 x 10 yd 1 vs. 1's to Goal

Dribbling Drills | Games
Setup Make a 15×10 yard area with two two-yard goals on opposite sides of the grid. Two players are positioned in the grid and two players are resting, one behind each goal with extra balls. Repeat setup to accommodate the entire team...
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5 vs. 3 soccer possession drill.

5 vs. 3 Rescue Mission

Passing Drills | Possession Drills | Games
This is a 5 vs 5 drill but it can be adapted to be 6 vs 6 or 7 vs 7 depending on the number of players you have.  The drill is played in a rectangular area about 30 yards long by 20 yards wide and can also be adjusted if you have more...
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Fill the Bucket - Soccer Relay Race for Young Players

Fill the Bucket

Dribbling Drills | Games
This is a fun soccer relay race that young players will enjoy. This game is great for U6, U8, and even U10 age level players. Your players will love it and they also are forced to use ball control skills in order to succeed in this game....
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Empty the Bucket - Soccer Drill and Relay Race for Kids

Empty the Bucket

Dribbling Drills | Games
This is a great drill to follow up with after the "Fill the Bucket" drill becuase no additional setup is required. Players are divided up into teams of three players and each team will need 6 soccer balls. Now that all the soccer balls are...
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Direct 2 vs. 2's Attacking and Defending Soccer Drill

Direct 2 vs. 2's

Attacking Drills | Defending Drills | Games | Passing Drills
Setup  Same game as before, but make 2 lines on each side of field and add a 2 yd goal to both ends. All balls with one line who starts by passing to one of the opposing players. The first player from each line comes out and play...
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small area soccer game for kids with four goals

Four Goals

Games | Dribbling Drills
This is a great soccer game that young players will love. It does require four small nets and 10 - 12 soccer drills and 8 players. Set up the drill as shown in the diagram with the four nets creating a space that is about 30 yards apart....
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3 vs. 1 Speed Passing Soccer Drill for U12

3 vs. 1 Speed Passing Soccer Drill

Passing Drills | Games | Possession Drills
Setup In each grid have three attackers, and a line of three defenders. When the coach starts the game, the first defender plays a ball to the furthest away attacker, and runs into the grid to try and get it back. The attackers try to...
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musical soccer balls, a fun soccer drill for kids

Musical Soccer Balls

Games | Agility Drills | Stations
It is important to add some fun soccer drills into your routine, especially drills for the younger kids. Here is a soccer drill that keeps things fun but also works on reaction, agility, quickness, and speed. This animation uses 6 players...
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Crocs in the River - U6 Soccer Activity

Crocs in the River - U6 Soccer Activity

Dribbling Drills | Games
Setup In your grid, all players have a ball and are on one end. The coach(es) stand(s) in the middle. When the coach says ‘go,’ all players (the swimmers) try to dribble from one end of the grid to the other without getting their ball...
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Numbers Up and Down Soccer Game

Numbers Up and Down

Transition | Offensive Drills | Defending Drills | Games
Setup: Field is 30x30. Play 4 vs. 3 plus a GK in each goal. If white team scores, 3 new blacks come onto field with ball. If blacks scores, the four whites leave field and are replaced with 3 new whites, and a new black is added to...
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goals goals goals u10 soccer activity

Goals Goals Goals

Dribbling Drills | Passing Drills | Games
Setup Spread a series of “goals” around the grid, which are two cones 2yds apart. Can use gates from game before. Split your group into two teams. Teams try to score as many goals as they can by passing or dribbling through a goal....
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All For One - Fun Warm Up Dribbling Soccer Game.

All For One - Warm Up Dribbling Game

Warm Up Drills | Games | Dribbling Drills
This is a great warm up soccer game to start off your practice session. Depending on the amount of players you have you may need to split up into two groups because this game is best with between 4 & 8 players. Mark off a square...
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4 Goal Game with Goalkeepers - U10 Soccer Small Sided Game

4 Goal Game with Goalkeepers

Games | Passing Drills
Setup Make field and place two 4 yard goals at each corner. Each goal will have a goalkeeper. Play 5v5, with two goalkeepers from each team in the goals. 3v3 on field. Each goal counts as 1pt. Normal soccer rules, except no corners....
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Handball - Fun Soccer Goalie Drill

Handball - Goalie Drill

Goalkeeping Drills | Games
Setup Divide team into two groups to play against each other. Ball can only be thrown. If a teammate catches the ball, then they are allowed to pivot but not move off the spot they caught ball. Score by throwing to a teammate who...
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1 vs 1 with bumpers - soccer small sided game

1 on 1 with Bumpers

1 vs 1 Drills | Games
This starts as  a 1 on 1 soccer drill with an option to use a bumper to make it a 2 on 1. F1 starts with the ball and is trying to score against the defensive pressure of D1. F1 has the advantage of using P1 & P2 to their...
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4 vs. 4 soccer small sided game scrimmage

31 x 20 4 vs. 4 Scrimmage - Small Sided Soccer Activity

Dribbling Drills | Games | Passing Drills
Setup Remove the endzones in the previous game, and add two 3 yard goals on each end (field is now 31x20yds) Let players play 4v4, coach decides how restarts happen, depending on local rules Coaching Points: None! Just let them...
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Team Tag - U8 Soccer Activity

Team Tag

Dribbling Drills | Agility Drills | Games
Setup Split team into two groups. One group will have balls, while the other don’t. When coach says go, the players with the balls try and hit (below the knees) as many of the other team as they can with their ball. If they hit someone...
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find the medic - soccer possession drill

Find the Medic

Passing Drills | Possession Drills | Games
This game encourages possession, creativity, and problem solving.  Divide players into two teams of at least five players each.  Mark out a rectangular field about 40 yards long and 20 yards wide.  On the ends place a cone...
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Drill focusing on possession and passing.

4 v 4 Intercept

Passing Drills | Games | Possession Drills
4 v 4 Intercept is a soccer drill focusing on possession and passing. Setup a small pitch split into 2 10 x 15 zones. Separate teams of 4 into each zone. Give each player on the team a number between 1-4. Teams pass the ball while moving...
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Minions - Soccer Game for Kids

Minions - Soccer Activity for Kids

Games | Agility Drills | Passing Drills
Setup One player has a ball, and all the others do not. Object is for player to hit other players below the knee with their ball. If a player gets hit, they have to get another ball and join as a minion. Play until there is one player...
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Soccer keep away conditioning drill.

3 Zone 6 vs. 3 Keep Away game

Passing Drills | Games
This is a great conditioning game because it forces players to work hard but they are involved in a game and therefore not thinking about how much this conditioning drill stinks.  Divide up your area into three zones.  A good...
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Box passing soccer drill game.

7 vs. 3 Box Game

Passing Drills | Games
Set up a square with cones or discs that is about 20 - 25 yards wide.  This is  the boundary for the game.  Two teams of three players each are inside the box.  The "bumpers" or "passers" are along the edges of the...
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3 vs 3 transition small sided soccer game

3 vs. 3 Transition Game

Games | Passing Drills
This is a fun soccer game played inside the 18 box.  It encourages play making, creativity, and ball control.  The game requires two teams of three players and one goalie.  To start, the coach puts a ball into play somewhere...
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Any three goals - small sided soccer game with three nets for each team

Any Three Goals

Games
This is a fun small sided soccer game that is great for all ages. It does require six small nets or enough cones to mark out six goals. To set up the drill divide players into two equal teams. Depending on the age of the players the coach ...
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5 V 5 with Lanes

Passing Drills | Games
This 5 v 5 soccer drill .  Setup a 20 x 30 piitch split into three lanes  5 X 10 X 5 and 2 goals.  There must be 1 player in each zone, 1 rover, and 1 goalie.  If  players leaves their desinated zone they...
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Get your own ball - U8 Soccer Dribbling Drill

Get Your Own Ball

Dribbling Drills | Games
SETUP Every player needs to have a ball, except for three players. The players without a ball are trying to steal a ball from someone who has one. If a player loses their ball, they have to steal someone else’s. If someone is trying...
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4v2 Defense Challenge Soccer Drill.

4v2 Defense Challenge

Defending Drills | Passing Drills | Games
4v2 Defense Challenge. Set up 15 X 15 yard pitch. Start with 4 attackers on on the outside and 2 defenders on the inside. The attackers need to maintain possession by passing or dribbling. It's very important for the attackers to maintain...
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30 yard by 20 yard 3 on 3 soccer small sided game

30 x 20 3 vs. 3 Small Sided Game

Games | Passing Drills
Setup Create two 30x20yd fields with a 2yd goal on each endline. Divide players into four teams and play 3v3. Play two-minute games, and rotate teams after every game to play a new one. Encourage the teams to keep score, and try to beat...
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Cross Fire Without Balls

Games | Passing Drills | Agility Drills
This is a fun soccer drill kids will love! This video shows the drill being run with 9 kids but you can modify to fit the number of players on your team. There will be three groups of players. One group will be the players running through...
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