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One Touch Finishing Drill

One Touch Finishing Drill – Left Foot / Right Foot This One Touch Finishing Drill is fantastic for all players to learn. This is a great Side Drill – one to pull a couple of players at at time, whilst... Read More

Playing Down the Channels

Playing Down the Channels is such an important move for your players to learn for many reasons. Firstly, its a move that isn’t expected and secondly it opens up the penalty area for the midfielders to attack. Whenever the ball... Read More

Passing & Control Reactions

Passing & Control are two vital elements that must be practised during every training session. This drill really focuses on that, but also draws in 2 other vital elements that are sometimes over looked. Reactions & Communication. Five players are... Read More

Holding Up Play – The Target Man

Holding Up Play – The Target Man Holding up Play and being a Target Man and Holding up play is a key role that can help develop attacks. Far to often players will receive the ball up front and just... Read More

Playing out from the Back ( Volume 1 )

Playing out from the back is a problem every coach will have throughout the Grassroots Football age groups. In the younger groups a quick high press can be intimating for players and be the cause of a lot of goals... Read More

Pass Follow, 1-2 & Finish

Pass Follow, 1-2 & Finish is a fluent drill that will keep the whole team engaged, moving and on their toes. The quality of the passes is key in this one, both in the long pass and the 1-2. Ensure... Read More

Soccer School Ball Mastery Drills

Soccer School Ball Mastery is so important at this level. The more comfortable they are on the ball, the more they will enjoy even the most basic of drills. Most football movements will feel foreign to a kid just starting... Read More

Heads Up Pass & Move

Heads Up Pass & Move Drill This is an upgrade on a simple Pass & Follow drill and potentially goes against what the kids have always been taught ( eye on the ball ) Play round the cones, so ensure... Read More

Keeping the Ball – Risk v Retain

Keeping the Ball Keeping the ball is such a key part of football at any level. This drill is designed to help encourage that, and get players thinking about their passes, runs & movement. Mark out a zone just outside... Read More

Passing & Dribbling Awareness

Passing & Dribbling Awareness Drill Passing & Dribbling is KEY. This one looks like absolutely Carnage, but it’s supposed too. This drill is all about Players getting their heads up whilst on the ball or whilst about to play a... Read More