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Futsal Drill #1
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Simple futsal soccer training drill. Player A passes to player B. Those players then dribble / sprint around cones an...
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Ball Stealing!
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4 players (or teams) in corners of a playing area. Place a load of balls in the middle. Teams / players must run and dri...
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Ronaldinho Square + Shot
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Ronaldinho square, followed by a shot on goal. Set this up as a simple line drill warmup. Any more than 6 or 7 players a...
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Warmup - Passing Both Feet + Dribbling
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A simple warmup - pass with both feet to a feeder, then turn and dribble through some cones.
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First touch eliminations with gates
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Players are fed a ball and choose which side they want to take their first touch to, for their first touch elimination. ...
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1 vs 1 Shoot then Defend
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Dribble round cones. Player 1 has a shot then becomes the defender against player 2.
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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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Cone dribbling & shooting practice
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Dribble round cones away from goal, then turn around final cone, drive towards goal and finish past the keeper. No defen...
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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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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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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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Gauntlet
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A pair of two players try and get to the end of the gauntlet (a la Gladiators). Where one player in each section tries t...
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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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