| Drill 1 - Land on the Moon Pants |
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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 15 yards. Small group of players, balls and cones.
Coaching Points:
A grid is marked off approximately 10 yards by 15 yards and a circle is made with cones at one end of the grid.
A group of players with a ball each are positioned at the opposite end of the grid.
In turn, players have to try and land their rocket (ball) onto the surface of Mars (circle marked off by cones).
A point is awarded for each successful mission. No points are awarded if the ball lands outside the circle.
Repeat practice several times and total up points. To challenge the players the size of the circle may be reduced each time. |
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| Drill 2 - Soccer Marbles |
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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:
Center circle. Small group of players, balls.
Coaching Points:
Use the center circle or mark off a circle approximately 10 yards to 15 yards wide. Place a ball (marble) in the
center of the circle. Each player has a ball (marble) and is positioned around the perimeter of the circle. In turn, players try to get their marble (ball) as close as they can to the
center marble.
The closest ball to the center marble wins a point. Repeat game several times and total points. Distance of the
circle may be increased to make the game more challenging.
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| Drill 3 - The incredible Shrinking Box |
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Objective of the Practice:
This practice is designed to improve the technical ability of the “Push Pass” with emphasis on “pace and accuracy”.
Field Preparation:
Area 10 x 20 yards. Small group of players, balls and cones.
Coaching Points:
A grid is marked off approximately 10 yards by 20 yards. A line of cones is placed across the middle of the grid, forming a box.
A group of players with a ball each is positioned on one end of the grid. In turn, players try to pass their ball into the box. A point is awarded if the ball stays within the box. After all players have taken a turn they retrieve their ball and return to the starting position.
To make the game progressively challenging, the box is now reduced to half width and a new line marked across
the grid using the cones. Players repeat the game until everyone has had a turn and return to their starting
positions on the end line.
The box is once more reduced to half width and a new line marked across the grid using the cones. Players repeat the game until everyone has had a turn. Line up all the players and total the points.
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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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