Soccer drill for swerve shots

How to set up the drill for swerving the ball

• Use a penalty area at one end of a pitch.
• Have three servers spaced equally across the penalty area between the 6- and 18-yard areas.
• Place three disc cones/markers, equally spaced just outside the penalty area.
• Have three ball boys behind the goal to return balls to the servers.

Run the soccer drill

• Starting from the right, players line up at the first disc cone. The first player receives a pass from the right side server, opposite. He then attempts to swerve the ball around the server before moving to the next cone and repeating.
• Players have an attempt at each disc cone/marker before rejoining the back of the line.
• Repeat two or three times before rotating the ball boys, servers and shooters. Repeat the entire soccer drill from the left side of the pitch, with players using their left foot.
• Play 4v4 in an area approximately 40 yards by 25 yards with two mini target goals at each end. Teams are awarded extra points for scoring goals with the outside of the foot.

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