Soccer Drills - Kids
Get creative - Make fun & success part of your session
All kids like to have fun and enjoy success. This is why you should always include these elements for all of your players in each training session. Especially if you want your talents to develop efficiently from the first moment that they step onto a football field. Kids and young soccer players are easy to motivate if you combine some of the most fundamental skills with fun and competitive challenges.
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.
Warm Up Game - Tic Tac Toe
Set Up:
Set up 3 x 3 fields – use cones or big hoops. Set up two starting stations approx. 10m in front of field. Build two teams of 1-4 players per set up – Each team lines up at one of the stations. Provide 3 matching colored markers – (bib, cones, balls, etc.).
Execution:
This exercise follows almost the same rules as the classic Tic Tac Toe: To win the game a team must place their 3 markers in a row – Diagonal, horizontal or vertical. On the Coach’s signal the first player of each team starts running towards the field and places his first marker in one of the 9 areas. After marking the first area the player runs back to tab the next waiting player, which then starts running towards the field – Same execution for third player.
After all 3 markers have been placed in the field, one marker at a time can now be replaced by each following player, until one team wins – 3 markers in a row. Play several rounds as a competition – Best of 5 or 7.
Pass and Dribbling Competition
Set Up:
Four cones will mark down a 15m x 15m field – an additional cone will be put at one of the four corners and will determine the starting cone. In this field a zig-zag pattern will be set up with cones. The group will be divided into two equal teams. The first team (orange) will go to the zig zag course – one player per cone, whilst the second team (green) will go to the starting cone of the square. Team 1 will need one ball, whilst every player of team 2 will need one ball.
Execution:
After the coach has given the starting signal, team 1 has to pass the ball as fast as possible from the first to last player and back, through the zig-zag course. Meanwhile the second team is dribbling around the field as fast as possible. As soon as Team 1 has completed three rounds of the zig-zag course the second team has to stop dribbling immediately. The last player of team 2 is the determining factor for the amount of completed rounds. Different forms of dribbling and passing can be used as a variation. This exercise exercise is especially suitable for younger players. Which team completes the most rounds dribbling around the square?
ELEVATE YOUR GAME
Ropeball - Shooting drill for youth players
Set Up:
A field of 20m x 10m will be set up with poles. In the middle of the field you will stetch a rope at the height of 1m. The backpoles one each side will mark the goal lines.
Make sure you have enough replacement balls on the sidelines. Divide the group in teams of 4.
Execution:
Objective of this exercise is to shoot the ball below the rope across the opponents goalline. Each team is allowed to have a maximum of 6 ball contacts for one attack.
Only one defender is allowed to be directly on the goalline in an effort to keep the ball from crossing it. Players are not allowed to use their hand. Which team is the first to score 7 goals?
Passing Circle - Ball reception and control for youth players
Set Up:
Set up a circle with 5-8 stations - One cone per station. Diameter of the circle is 25-30m. Place 4 cones in the middle of the circle. Divide the team into two groups:
Green: Players line up in the middle of the circle without a ball
Yellow: Players line up at the outside cones - 1 ball per player
Execution:
The inside players start jogging in the middle of the circle around the white cones. As soon as the coach gives a signal they start running towards an outside station - 1 player per station. The outside players pass the ball to the approaching inside player - pass should travel at least 10m. The inside player passes the ball back with a maximum of two touches. After passing, the inside player moves back to the white cones and looks for a new station. 2 minutes - then switch inside and outside player.
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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.
