Soccer Drills - College
Take your college players to the next level
College soccer players have already proven that they can play. However, it is never too late to work on their fundamentals. Nobody is too advanced for it anyway. Fundamentals are the most crucial skill and no player will be successful without them. Hence, we suggest that even for your highly motivated college soccer players, who are ready to take their talents to the next level, you still incorporate fundamental drills in your training sessions.
We, at planet.training, got you covered if you want to improve those skills. We have thousands of soccer drills for any skill! You can directly start coaching with these four exercises or try hundreds of Premium Exercises and public drills in our soccer database.
Dribbling course and shot on goal
Set Up:
Set up two small goals (Width 5m). 15m in front of each goal you place one cone. With a distance of 5m from the cone, you set up four poles and one starting cone. The team will be divided into two groups and will line up at station 1 (S1) and station 2 (S2).
Execution:
The first player of each station starts dribbling with high velocity through the course. Different kind of moves and forms of dribbling should be demanded of the players. After the player gets past the poles and reaches the last cone, he will bring the ball to his outside foot, to perform a goal shot. The coach can give different signals, to tell the player where the ball should be placed.
Count the goals – Who has the highest score after 5 rounds at each station?
Switching play with shot on goal in a 2vs1
Set Up:
Use 4 cones to set up a field of approx. 40m x 40m. Set up a big goal at one of the base lines - You can set up the same exercise twice within one field (see additional drawing). Set up position cones 1-3: Cone 2 around the halfway line - Cone 3 approx. 5-10m behind the halfway line. At least two players each at position 1 & 2 and one attacking and one defending player at position 3 - One goalkeeper per goal. All balls to position 1
Execution:
Player 1 starts the switching play with a high cross pass to player 2. Player 2 controls the ball, starts a quick dribbling before passing it to player 3. Player 3 moves towards the ball after getting separation from the defender with a quick juke move. Player 2 now joins the attack, which creates a 2v1 situation. Player 3 now has the option to go for the shot on his own or pass the ball to player 2 to finish the drill with a goal. Rotation: 1->2->Defender->3->1->2-> etc.
ELEVATE YOUR GAME
Defense: Double team in a 3 vs 2
Set Up:
Set up a field of approx. 15m x 20m. Put two cone goals (3m width) at each of the two goal lines. Have offensive players (blue) line up in 2 rows on one goalline - Balls to the left attacking player. Defenders line up in 3 rows on the other side of the field. The field is divided into two halves.
Execution:
Two attacking players try to get the ball across one of the two cone goals in a 2 v 3 situation. Offensive players can't leave their respective half. The three defenders try to intercept the ball by efficiently double teaming and pressuring the ball possessing player. If defenders can gain possession of the ball, they can run a counter attack on the other cone goals. Attacking players remain attacking players, Defenders stay defenders - Switch roles after 8-12 min, Use breaks to coach players.
1 vs 1 on Two Goals - Variation for Youth Players
Set Up:
Set up 2 Goals 25m apart from each other. Between both goals, 2 Stations (1&2) opposite each other -1 Cone per Station. Players line up equally at Station 1 & 2 - Balls to the Coach near Station 1.
Execution:
Coach starts the exercise by passing a ball to the middle of the field. Player 1 & 2 start immediately and try to get the ball first. The player who gains possession has the possibility to attack both goals - Player 2 (without ball) tries to keep player 1 from shooting.
Juke moves, fake shots and quick decisions should help the offensive player to get better scoring opportunities. Competition: Who scores the most goals?
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Register nowWithout passing and dribbling there is no scoring
Scoring and winning is the ultimate goal of any football game. Whether a volley shot, bicycle kick, header or instep drive. Any technique can be improved by practicing it during your soccer training sessions. However, without an effective passing game or a perfect dribbling, there would not even be a chance to score. Therefore, coaches should always combine several skills in their session plans. Shots on the goal are perfect for engaging in small-field games or passing drills. To make sure that your next session plan is created even faster, there are a lot of other drill examples and variations on our other exercise pages.
