Soccer Practice Video

First Touch Drill

2008-07-08T12:49:00.000-07:00

This is a drill for intermediate age levels, but can be customized to advanced levels. To make a soccer drill for higher levels, replace the wall with a diamond shape with the reciever in the middle, which will develop the player's turning skills with that same first touch.

Soccer Drill: 4v2 Defending Drill

2008-06-25T21:32:00.000-07:00

This drill develops the concept of defensive support among two defenders. It can be used for any age level. It has the added benefit of developing possession skills in your attacking players.

Give and Go Soccer Drill

2008-06-11T11:43:00.000-07:00

This drill would be good for most skill levels. It's a soccer drill that encourages the development of good interplay and communication and is applicable for games at all levels. If you have more than 3 numbers, simply arrange them in threes in their own space on the practice field.

Basic Trapping Demonstration

2008-03-06T20:25:00.001-08:00

Footwork Drill

2008-01-11T21:14:00.000-08:00

This is a clip of a Chelsea FC drill that can easily be adapted as a youth soccer drill. To do it, simply replace the red poles and the practice dummies with cones. Demonstrate the proper route for them. Have the player pass to you, put a pass in front of them and have them finish.

Simple Drill

2008-01-11T21:04:00.001-08:00

I prefer to run this drill with 4 players to teach triangle formations - the defender is in the center of the triangle formed by the other 3 and if a player on the triangle gives the ball up, they become the defender. A simple drill that is good for all skill levels.

Dribbling drill

2007-11-27T21:18:00.000-08:00

Three player drill that can be scaled to ability stressing first touch and ball control for your youth players

4 Player Passing and First Touch Drill

2007-11-18T21:38:00.000-08:00

I like this soccer drill - can be used as a warm up or to work on touch skills. I can also imagine it working well with advanced players near the end of a workout session to build endurance.

Goalkeeping Drill

2007-11-18T21:35:00.002-08:00

This soccer drill improves a goalkeeper's reaction saves and conditioning much better than a standard shooting drill would.

Giggs Move

2007-11-18T21:31:00.000-08:00

Soccer move seen used by Ryan Giggs

Clip of youth training

2007-11-10T20:28:00.000-08:00

This drill clip emphasizes a fake and shoot sequence.

Soccer practice - simple drills for ball control

2007-11-06T09:06:00.000-08:00

The drills cover a bunch of important coaching points; keeping your feet moving, first touch, and passing. Watch to see if it can be incorporated in your youth soccer training regimen

AC Milan Shooting Tips

2007-11-04T18:35:00.001-08:00

If you watch carefully you can design a youth soccer drill from this video

Simple youth passing drill from former AC Milan player

2007-11-04T18:32:00.000-08:00

Another from the AC Milan coaching series

AC Milan - Using the Chest

2007-10-29T19:56:00.000-07:00

Simple drill to develop first touch and control skills when recieving the ball with the chest.

Free Kick Technique

2007-10-27T20:27:00.000-07:00

Punting the Ball

2007-10-22T16:52:00.001-07:00

Another in the tip series from Real Salt Lake

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Punching the Ball

2007-10-22T16:51:00.001-07:00

Recieving the Pass

2007-10-22T16:45:00.000-07:00

Not an actual drill, but useful fundamentals to understand.

Two Passing and First Touch Drills

2007-10-18T20:22:00.001-07:00

Excellent drills, useful for 5 or more players. It involves many players and develops touch, passing and turns.

Great Triangle Passing Drill

2007-10-18T20:20:00.001-07:00

This is a useful drill for all ages and abilities.

Quick clip showing a simple crossing drill

2007-10-18T20:18:00.001-07:00

Goalkeeping Catching Techniques

2007-10-18T20:16:00.001-07:00

Stop Go Move

2007-10-18T20:12:00.000-07:00

2 Great First Touch Drills

2007-10-18T20:04:00.000-07:00

Can be scaled for various numbers of players and varying ability levels. For the second drill, simply increase or reduce the size of the box to adjust to the ability level of your players.

Annotated clip breaking down defending

2007-10-18T19:57:00.000-07:00

This isn't a drill, but it does a nice job of discussing some important points about defending.

Defending Drill

2007-10-18T19:54:00.000-07:00

Discussion of defending techniques and a drill that can teach advanced defending - playing the attacker to their weak side.

Changes of Direction

2007-10-18T19:49:00.000-07:00

Excellent demonstration of basic and more advanced turns in a youth drill setting.
Soccer Tips - Change of Direction

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Soccer Tips - Change of Direction 4 to 6

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Goalkeeper Practice Game

2007-10-18T19:47:00.001-07:00

Develops multiple aspects of goalkeeping; making saves, awareness, and ball distribution techniques. You should ensure that all "shots" taken are fundamentally correct ball distribution techniques a keeper would use in a game.

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Passing and Finishing Drill

2007-10-18T19:44:00.000-07:00

This drill focuses on passing and finishing using a simple overlapping run from the striker.

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Footwork Drill

2007-10-18T19:42:00.000-07:00

Drill for beginning or advanced players that develops touch and footwork.

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Shooting and Keeping Drill

2007-10-18T19:38:00.000-07:00

This is an excellent drill that will simultaneously develop keeping skills and the touch and placement skills of your striker.

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Goalkeeping high ball tecnhique

2007-10-18T19:36:00.000-07:00

Discussion of proper technique for dealing with chips near the crossbar and a great drill to develop your keeper's skills.

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Heading Technique / Drills

2007-10-18T19:34:00.000-07:00

A discussion of proper heading technique and several small drills to develop fundamental techniques.

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Advanced Passing Drill

2007-10-18T19:28:00.000-07:00

A passing drill with pace involving many 6 or more players. This could be used as a warm up, but is good as a versatile practice drill. It develops passing skills, but also control, touch, and if left going for a long period of time, can be used for conditioning as well.

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Advanced First Touch Passing Drill

2007-10-18T19:24:00.000-07:00

This is a more complex first touch passing drill that teaches first touch, control and passing techniques under a little bit of pressure.

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Discussion and demonstration of proper punting techniques

2007-10-18T18:53:00.000-07:00

A good discussion and demonstration of punting techniques.

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Dribble Stop / Start Move

2007-10-18T18:51:00.000-07:00

Simple dribble move to develop ballhandling skills.

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Goalkeeper reaction drill

2007-10-18T18:49:00.000-07:00

A simple way to enhance any shootaround with your goalkeeper - develops a keeper's reactions. Can be used as a drill by itself if you have a goalkeeping coach, or you can modify a light shooting drill to enhance the goalkeeper's development.

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How to Warm up a Keeper

2007-10-16T21:12:00.001-07:00

If you were wondering how to properly warm up a keeper this video does a fair job of explaining it.

Kids drill to teach ball striking / shooting

2007-10-16T21:10:00.001-07:00

This one would be most useful for younger players with developing skills.

3 Player Passing and shooting drill

2007-10-16T21:05:00.001-07:00

The point of this clip is to demonstrate proper coaching techniques to explain a drill, but this is a nice passing and shooting drill - if you watch it you get the idea.

Soccer Bowling

2007-10-16T21:02:00.001-07:00

A great drill for little kids.

Footwork Drills

2007-10-16T20:58:00.001-07:00

This can be scaled to the number of players and is good for all ability levels.

Heading Drill

2007-10-16T20:56:00.001-07:00

Simple 3 player heading drill.

Several Passing Drills

2007-10-16T20:55:00.001-07:00

Striker Drill

2007-10-16T20:48:00.001-07:00

Works good for training strikers individually. If it works for Ronahldino, it works for anyone.

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Dribbling drill that emphasizes keeping your head up

2007-10-16T20:42:00.000-07:00

Probably best for one on one training, but you could also break the team down to twos and have them take turns throwing and dribbling.

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Goalkeeping drill

2007-10-15T19:33:00.000-07:00

This drill requires 2 goalkeepers

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Lateral Roll Over Move Drill

2007-10-15T19:32:00.001-07:00

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Passing Drill

2007-10-15T19:29:00.001-07:00

Simple passing drill to develop "leading the player" skills "give and go" techniques.

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Dribbling Drill teaching L turn

2007-10-15T17:40:00.001-07:00

Simple dribbling drill teaching the "L" turn

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Four Corners Shooting Drill

2007-10-15T17:38:00.000-07:00

Develops passing and shooting - good warmup drill

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Shooting / Footwork Drill

2007-10-15T17:35:00.000-07:00

"Musical Chairs" drill

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Maradona Turn

2007-10-15T17:33:00.000-07:00

Simple drill to work on the Maradona Turn

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Goalkeeping drill to teach diving

2007-10-15T17:32:00.001-07:00

A simple drill to teach proper diving technique for goaltenders

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Drill to teach a simple dribbling move

2007-10-15T17:30:00.001-07:00

A quick drill to teach a simple dribbling move

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Shooting / Finishing Drill

2007-10-15T17:28:00.003-07:00

A drill that develops quick finishing skills.

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Shooting Drill

2007-10-15T17:25:00.000-07:00

Another simple shooting drill

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Simple Shooting Drill

2007-10-15T17:23:00.001-07:00

In this simple shooting drill, a player has a predetermined amount of time to net as many shots as possible.

Heading Drill

2007-10-15T17:21:00.001-07:00

Clip of a simple heading drill can be found halfway into this clip.

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Half Preki

2007-10-14T21:44:00.003-07:00

Fake Kick

2007-10-14T21:44:00.001-07:00

Double Cut

2007-10-14T21:43:00.001-07:00

Rivelino

2007-10-14T21:42:00.000-07:00

360 Turn

2007-10-14T21:40:00.002-07:00

Reverse Scissors

2007-10-14T21:40:00.001-07:00

Matthews Turn

2007-10-14T21:39:00.001-07:00

Lunge Move

2007-10-14T21:38:00.001-07:00

Stepover Turn

2007-10-14T21:35:00.000-07:00

Step Over 180 Degree Turn

2007-10-14T21:32:00.000-07:00

Cruyff Turn

2007-10-14T21:29:00.001-07:00

Cryuff Turn

2007-10-14T21:27:00.002-07:00

Cryuff Dribbling

2007-10-14T21:27:00.001-07:00

Dribbling - Amazing Dribbling Skills Clip

2007-10-14T21:25:00.000-07:00

Control Dribbling with Different Parts of the Foot

2007-10-14T21:22:00.002-07:00

Dribbling Tips from Chris Klein

2007-10-14T21:22:00.001-07:00

Passing Tips from Chris Klein

2007-10-14T21:21:00.001-07:00

General Shooting Tips from Chris Klein

2007-10-14T21:18:00.000-07:00

Kicking Half Volley in Air

2007-10-14T21:16:00.001-07:00

This is a commercial, but demonstrates great technique

Kicking - Plant Foot Positioning

2007-10-14T21:14:00.000-07:00

Kicking Technique

2007-10-14T21:13:00.001-07:00

First Touch Passing

2007-10-14T21:11:00.001-07:00

Defending - Support Defending 2 v 2

2007-10-14T21:09:00.001-07:00

Defending 1v1 in open field

2007-10-14T21:07:00.001-07:00

Defensive Positioning Tactics

2007-10-14T21:05:00.001-07:00

Defensive Positioning Tactics

2007-10-14T21:05:00.000-07:00

Clip showing proper defensive stance and footwork

2007-10-14T21:04:00.001-07:00

First Touch Drill

2007-10-14T21:01:00.001-07:00

Dribbling Footwork Drill

2007-10-14T20:57:00.000-07:00

Speed / Dribbling Speed Clock Drill

2007-10-14T20:55:00.002-07:00

Speed / Dribbling Speed Clock Drill

2007-10-14T20:55:00.001-07:00

Speed Ladder Drill Set

2007-10-14T20:47:00.001-07:00

Speed Ladder Drills

2007-10-14T20:44:00.001-07:00

Shuffle Step

Speed Ladder Drills

2007-10-14T20:43:00.000-07:00

Heading Drill

2007-10-14T20:40:00.001-07:00

Speed Reaction Shooting Drill

2007-10-14T20:39:00.002-07:00

Speed Reaction Shooting Drill

2007-10-14T20:39:00.001-07:00

Goalkeeping Agility

2007-10-14T20:28:00.000-07:00

Discussion of Speed Training

2007-10-14T20:19:00.001-07:00

Great discussion and examples of speed training