Warm-Up (5 min): Juggling
Activity 1 (10 min): Dribbling with Inside & Outside
Activity 2 (10min): Speed Bumps!
Activity 3 (15 min): 1v1, 2 goal game
Activity 4 (15 min): Small Sided Games 4v4
Warm-Up (5 min): Juggling
Activity 1 (10 min): Dribbling with Inside & Outside
Setup: 15 x20 area. All players with a ball dribbling around area.
Instructions: Coach calls out how players should dribble ball. Start using your best foot only.
1. Touch ball with the outside, then inside. “Outside, inside, outside, inside, etc.” Repeat
2. “Outside, outside, inside”. Repeat
3. “inside, inside, outside”. Repeat
4. “laces, laces, outside, inside. Repeat
5. Repeat above now using weak foot only.
Coaching Points: Slow down, this is not a speed drill. Only increase speed after correct touches. Touches need to be close and should have a quick step with other foot after each touch. Don’t let the ball get too far away.
Activity 2 (10min): Speed Bumps!
Setup: 15 x 20 yard grid. All players have a ball. Coach places 15-20 cones randomly around grid. These are the speed bumps.
Instructions: All players start out on one side. On coaches command, all players try to dribble across grid to the other side without hitting a speed bump. If a player hits a cone, he must return to starting point and try again. Play until all players arrive without hitting a speed bump. Use best foot only to start.
1. Instruct players to dribble up to a cone and use an outside touch to get around the cone.
1. Use a inside touch to go around the cones.
2. Use an outside - inside two touch combination to go around the cones.
3. Repeat using weaker foot only.
Coaching Points: Instruct players to only use the outside and inside touches to avoid the cones. Don’t just kick the ball away, use inside and outside of foot only.
Activity 3 (15 min): 1v1, 2 goal game
Setup: 10x15 grid with small goals on each end line. 1/2 players at center on one side, 1/2 on the other side. Two playing, others resting. Coach has all soccer balls on the side.
Instructions: Coach starts play by distributing ball to attacker on opposite side of grid. Attacker has option to attack either goal and can constantly change direction of play/attack. Play continues until goal is scored by either player or goes out of bounds. Rotate sides.
Coaching points: Use inside or outside touch to turn away from pressure and dribble into space.
Activity 4 (15 min): Small Sided Games 4v4
Setup: Entire soccer field, divide players up to form 2 or 3 teams of 4
Instructions: Rotate players/teams out every few minutes
Coaching Points: Encourage players to control the ball, do not just kick it