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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 Box Rondo

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Set up two boxes; one large one, then a smaller box inside it. A team of 3 try to keep possession in the smaller box...

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Pass and Move Possession Pressing Tackling Warmups

Rondo

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A standard rondo. Check out the video for an intro to the drill.

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Pass and Move Possession Pressing Tackling Warmups

Pass and move pancakes

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2 teams line up on matching sets of pancakes. After each pass, the passing player must move to a new pancake. First to 2...

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Pass and Move Passing Accuracy Pressing

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

Spanish Corners

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Similar to the 4 corners game but you can only score in the two attacking corners and there's a safety player who is alw...

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Pass and Move Passing Accuracy Scanning Pressing Tackling Transitions

4 Corners Game

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4 vs 4 or similar. Teams get a point by passing to a player in one of the 4 corners. Variations: - Only allowed to ...

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Pass and Move Passing Accuracy Scanning Pressing Tackling 3 v 3

4 vs 3 Endzone Game

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2 endzones with a player in each. Two teams of players in the middle - one team is the possession team and one is the pr...

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Pass and Move Possession Pressing Tackling Transitions

Possession Clock

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Possession clock drill. Keep possession for 1 minute. Once a team has kept possession for 1 minute they can score in eit...

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Games Pass and Move Possession Pressing Transitions

Pressing Drill with Scoring Gate

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Two teams of 4 or 5. One pivot per team, who moves along the line of pancake cones. Team 1 tries to make 5 passes, b...

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Pass and Move Pressing Transitions

Progressive Rondo

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A rondo with 3 areas - progress the ball from one side to another.

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Pass and Move Pressing Warmups

4 Box Rondo

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Use this four box rondo to encourage the players to be alert, and confident when under pressure. The players start by pa...

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Pass and Move Pressing

Rondo into Possession Drill

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Start with a rondo. 6 or 7 around the outside of 2 defenders. Defenders hold bib. Phase 2 Drill runs in front of a ...

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Pass and Move Scanning Pressing

Pressing vs Passing

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5 v 5 or 6 v 6... One side starts passing, with 1 presser from the other team. Every 3 passes another presser joins in f...

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Pass and Move Pressing

Scanning shoulder / Half turn

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Three receivers in the middle. Two pressers. The receiver has to scan to see if they're getting pressed and if they are,...

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Pass and Move Passing Accuracy Scanning Pressing 1 v 1 Dribbling

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