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Drills, activities, practices... whatever you call them, you'll find them here. Whether opposed or unopposed, working on individual or team skills, below you'll find our complete selection of soccer drills.

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Practice: On the half-turn

A session teaching players to receive on the half-turn and break defensive lines. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine i...

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Small-sided game: Third-man running

This session develops players’ awareness and movement for third-man combinations.

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Practice: Third-man running

This session develops players’ awareness and movement for third-man combinations.

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Warm-up: Third-man running

This session develops players’ awareness and movement for third-man combinations.

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Practice: Crossing and finishing

Use this session to develop goalscoring chances from wide areas. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it with two progre...

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Practice 1: Play out from defence

Encourage your players to build out from the back with this session. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it with two pr...

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Practice 2: Play out from defence

Encourage your players to build out from the back with this session. Use this session as a standalone activity, or combine it with two pr...

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Practice 1: Out from the back

Three-part session to familiarise players with moving the ball forward from defence.

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Practice 2: Out from the back

Three-part session to familiarise players with moving the ball forward from defence.

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Small-sided game: Out from the back

Final part of a three-part session to familiarise players with moving the ball forward from defence.

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Attack, defend, attack

Develop players’ passing, receiving, vision and shooting in this activity, reflecting a transition-to-attack scenario.

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Practice: Transition at speed

This three-part practice encourages players to work as a unit and switch the point of attack.

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Mission transition

This practice focuses on a hugely important facet of the game – the transition between defence and attack.

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Transition to defend

It is not unusual to be outnumbered after losing the ball, so this will help defenders to delay attackers.

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Spot opening – shoot

This is a fast game of rapid one-twos, thinking quickly and, crucially, spotting the opportunity to score goals.

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Practice 1: Winning the ball

Three-part session to master the ‘four S’s’ of defending – sprint, slow down, side-on, steal.

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Practice 2: Winning the ball

Three-part session to master the ‘four S’s’ of defending – sprint, slow down, side-on, steal.

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Practice 3: Winning the ball

Three-part session to master the ‘four S’s’ of defending – sprint, slow down, side-on, steal.

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Practice 1: Delay for support

Three-part session to develop defenders’ ability to delay their opponents until help arrives.

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Practice 2: Delay for support

Three-part session to develop defenders’ ability to delay their opponents until help arrives.

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Practice 3: Delay for support

Three-part session to develop defenders’ ability to delay their opponents until help arrives.

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Practice: Breaking the lines

Play through the thirds and create attacking overloads in this three-part session.

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Exploit space behind

Short, sharp passes are pretty. But sometimes the quickest way to expose a defence or switch play is via lofted passes.

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Force them wide

Activity to help players learn how to protect the centre of the pitch in the defensive third.

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