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All (65) Games (6) Ball Mastery (12) Goalkeeper Practice (5) Pass and Move (35) Possession (5) Passing Accuracy (17) Finishing / Shooting (7) Scanning (12) Wing Play (5) Defending (10) Defensive Shape (1) Pressing (14) Tackling (12) 1 v 1 (11) 2 v 1 (1) 2 v 2 (1) 3 v 3 (4) Dribbling (13) Transitions (8) Warmups (22) Reset Filter

2 vs 1 finishing drill

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A simple 2 v 1 shooting drill. Player 1 passes to player 2. A third player then comes in as a defender to try and preven...

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Finishing / Shooting Defending Tackling

Tig gates

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Set up some cone gates. 1v1 player has to lose opponent and get through gates.

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Defending 1 v 1 Warmups

Endzone Game - 2 Directions Version

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Teams have to get the ball from one side to the other. Basically the endzone game but with two teams going in different ...

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Pass and Move Possession Scanning Defending Pressing Tackling 3 v 3 Transitions

Touchdown football (endzones)

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Small sided game. 3 vs 3 (or similar numbers). Pass to a teammate in the endzone and touch down on the ball to score a p...

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Pass and Move Scanning Defending Tackling

Pivot & Winger Build Out

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Build out from the back. The defensive players have to play a bounce pass with a pivot in a central midfield position. T...

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Goalkeeper Practice Pass and Move Wing Play Defending

Defender Mirroring

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Defender has to mirror the position of the attacker, as they move around the outside of the square of cones.

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Defending Warmups

1 v 1 Transition Box

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Two teams try and carry the ball in opposing directions. One team has possession and tries to carry the ball from one of...

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Ball Mastery Passing Accuracy Defending 1 v 1 Dribbling Transitions

1 v 1 (numbered players)

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Kids number themselves 1 to 7 Played on a shortened pitch and the kids line up to the side of the goal Coach calls out...

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Ball Mastery Pass and Move Defending 1 v 1 2 v 2 3 v 3 Dribbling

Basic 1 v 1s (touchdown)

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Pair up the players. They have to dribble past their opponent and stand on the ball at the opposing endzone / line of co...

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Ball Mastery Dribbling Defending 1 v 1

2 v 1 with gates

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2 gates to start. pairs of attackers try to score past 1 defender and a keeper. Point is to emphasise passing when you h...

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Goalkeeper Practice Pass and Move Finishing / Shooting Defending 2 v 1 Dribbling

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