Soccer Drills - High School
Are your soccer players ready for college?
Nothing is more exciting than helping your players to get ready for the next level. The best High School players are usually preparing themselves for offers from colleges across the country or even beyond. However, not all your players will be such highly skilled talents. That poses a challenge for you as a soccer coach. You have to find drills that are suitable for your best soccer players, as well as for those who need to play catch up. At the end of the day you want all of them to be successful players at the next level and enjoy their last seasons as high school soccer players.
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.
Reaction game – quick pass & direct shot on goal
Set Up:
Set up a field of approx. 40m x 20m. One big goal and a goalkeeper on both ends of the field. Set up two stations opposite of each other, near the halfway line – Set up a cone goal as an orientation mark approx. 5m in front of stations. Divide team into two groups and make them line up at the two stations. One ball at one of the two cone goal – a lot of balls near the goalkeepers.
Execution:
The exercise starts with the two front players running towards the cone goal. They then start passing the ball to each other continuously. Both goalkeepers are in possession of a ball. On the Coach’s signal “Go!” the two players stop the passing game and move towards the goal on their right side. The goalkeeper now passes the ball to them – vary passing angles to increase difficulty! The player tries to take a volley shot at the goal. As soon as both players have shot their ball the next players start moving towards the cone goals.
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Cross Competition – Score a Volley Goal
Set Up:
Two big goals will be set up opposite eachother on a 30m x 40m pitch. The halfway line and corners will be marked with cones. Divide the group into two team (5 Field players + 1 Goalkeeper in the example). 3 field players of each team, will line up inside the field in front of the opposite team’s goalkeeper. The other two players of each team, will line up on the sideline / wing position with a lot of soccer balls.
Execution:
The two wing players of each team will get the numbers one and two. The coach will signal which player plays the cross pass to the players in front of the goal. The three players should convert the cross pass into a goal shot with just one touch. They are allowed to use their head and feet. In the same manner they are allowed to pass the ball to their teammate with one touch, but for just one time. The goalkeeper needs to keep good positioning to either catch or save the ball.Cross pass competition: Which team scores more goals within 3 minutes?
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The end zone game - 4v4
Set Up:
Use 4 cones to set up a field of approx. 15m x 40m. Set up two 5m long end zones in the field by using two cones each. Divide group into teams of 4 players. Place balls near the sidelines in case ball goes out of bounce.
Execution:
This exercise is a regular 4v4, with the objective of getting the ball in the opposing team's endzone. Defenders and attacking players can not enter the endzones before the pass is played. 3-4 rounds of each 5 minutes with different variations.
Variations could include: Handball - Player in ball possession is only allowed to take 3 steps or Ball is passed with the foot and caught with the hands; "Touchdowns" can only be scored by receiving the pass in the endzone; Free game with only 3 ball touches per player. (As seen in the video),...
4 vs 2 with counter attack
Set Up:
For this exercise you will need one half of a regular pitch, where a “4 vs 2” will be played. 10 meter in front of the halfway line, set up a pole goal (Width of penalty area). Place enough balls behind both goals. Divide the group into teams of 4 and line up one goalkeeper between the posts. Two players of the defending team will wait as substitutes next to the goal.
Execution:
This exercise consists of a regular “4 vs 2” game, with both teams having the opportunity to score a goal. The attacking team (green) will start the game from the pole goal and will try to make use of the majority situation, through a quick passing game. The game will restart in front of the pole goal, with the attacking team maintaining ball possession after a goal or a missed shot. If the two defenders can intercept the ball from the attacking team, they will have the opportunity to score a counter attack goal by dribbling across the goalline of the pole goal. After two minutes the two waiting defenders will come into the game for the other two. Playing time: Two 4 minute games will be played with each team being the attacking team once.
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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.
