| Drill 1 - Passing Relay |
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Warm Up:
Refer to the “Warm Up” section for a variety of fun warm up activities for your team. Use a combination of exercises “with” and “without” the ball. Relate the warm up to the skill of the day. Be creative, energetic, and make the
warm-up a fun start to the practice session.
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Objective of the Practice:
This practice is designed to improve the technical ability of the “Push Pass” with an emphasis on “Pace and accuracy”.
Field Preparation:
 Area 10 x 10 yards. Three players. One ball, Four cones.
Coaching Points:
Two groups are positioned at one side of a grid, 10 yards x 10 yards. The players receive the ball from the server. The receiving player must pass the ball back to the server "first time" and only scores a point for each pass back
on the ground to the servers feet. After each pass the receiver must return to their starting position.
The server should pass the ball approximately 5 yards. If the server passes the ball too far the receiving player will not come to meet the ball. With a correctly weighted pass the receiving player is always be encouraged to come
and meet the ball.
The coach should emphasize correct technique and slowly build up the tempo to game speed. Care must be taken to emphasize quality over speed.
Create a competition between groups. Keep score and award points for the first team to reach 20 good passes or see which team who can perform the most passes in one minute. |
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| Drill 2 - The Cone Challenge Champion |
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Objective of the Practice:
This practice is designed to improve the technical ability of the “Push Pass” with an emphasis on “Pace and accuracy”.
Field Preparation:
Area 15 x 15 yards. Entire group. Large Supply of balls, Large supply of balls.
Coaching Points:
In this game each player has a ball. The object is for each player to knock down as many cones as possible within
2 minutes.
On the coaches command the players kick the ball from the end line. Players get 1 point each time they knock down a cone.
Player with most points after 2 minutes wins. You can also have the first player to 3 wins etc.
The emphasis should be on power and accuracy of the kick.
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| Drill 3 - Control Relay Game |
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Objective of the Practice:
This practice is designed to develop each players technique in controlling the ball using the sole or the inside of the foot.
Field Preparation:
Area 20 x 20 yards. Entire group. Large Supply of balls, Large supply of balls.
Coaching Points:
Divide your group into pairs. One partner is a server and the other the receiver. The receiving player starts from the cone and runs towards the ball. The server rolls the ball slowly for their partner to trap using the sole or the inside of the foot. After trapping the ball, the receiver passes back to the server and runs around the cone to repeat the drill. Players change roles frequently. Emphasize quality over speed.
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| Small-Sided Game (no goalkeepers) |
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Exercise Objectives:
Finish with small sided game 3 v 3 (No Goalkeepers). The practice should be concluded with a small-sided game reinforcing the coaching points from your drills. |
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Field Preparation
Entire Group (split into teams of three or fours)
Area 20 x 20 yards
Use Small Goals, Cones or Flag poles
Supply of Balls
Colored Bibs |
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Coaching Pointers:
- Divide the players into teams of three or fours, no goalkeepers.
- Each field should be approximately 20 yards x 20 yards.
- Use corner flags or cones as goals.
- Small-sided round robin tournaments can be used.
- Every team plays each other.
- Each game 10 minutes in duration.
- Total time, 30 minutes.
- At the end of your session, review all coaching points made during the practice.
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