U12+ To Goal

The Set-up: (as pictured) 2 goals, several discs, plenty of balls. Break players into two groups. Lines begin about 10 yards from the “playing area”. Playing area should be app. 25 yards long x 30 yards wide. The Exercise: When the coach yells GO! The … [Read more...]

The Exercise: Player A passes to Player B and moves around the outside disc Player B drops the ball at a forward diagonal for Player A to run onto Player A serves the ball into the box for 2 forward runners. Player B would now move to the end of … [Read more...]

The Set-up: (as pictured) one goal, several balls, and six discs to mark out the players starting positions. The circuit works best if you have 12 to 14 players. The Exercise: Player A passes the ball to Player B and moves forward to support. B … [Read more...]

The Set-up: Groups of Five. Create a 40 x 20 yard field with a goal (marked out with discs or flags) in the middle of the area. One player serves as the goalkeeper, 2 players on each side of the goal. 4 balls per group. Exercise 1: Player A begins by … [Read more...]

The Set-up: Field is a double penalty box. (36yards long x 44 yards wide) The Game: Two teams are positioned on opposite sides of the goal. The exercise begins with the goalkeeper rolling the ball out into the path of the first player in line on the red … [Read more...]

Set-up: half-field, goal, several balls, a few discs. The Exercise: Player A “runs with the ball” (dribbling at speed), Player A shoots the ball as he approaches the penalty box. Once Player A shoots the ball, he moves back toward player … [Read more...]

The Set-up: Field is a double penalty box (36 x 44). Use one large goal, two sets of gates for goals. Team is divided in half (Red and White) with the red team split into two lines. Balls begin with the red line (A) with several extra balls next to the … [Read more...]

Set-up: (as pictured) Double penalty box. The Exercise: Players 2 “checks away” and comes back for the ball. Players 1 passes the ball into the “checking” player (2). Players 2 drops the ball at an angle “not square” to player … [Read more...]

The Set-up: Two goals placed back to back inside the center circle. Field should be full width with the end-line being the top of the penalty box. Mark off a box around the center circle with discs. Two even numbered teams’ minimum of 6 field players per … [Read more...]

The Set-up: (as pictured) Designate 4 teams of 4 by color (grey/white & blue/red/white). Play on an area the full width of the soccer field x approximately 40 yards long. Use one large goal and three counter goals (pugg goals ordiscs). *If you don’t … [Read more...]

Set-up: (as pictured) Double Penalty Box. The Game: 3 plus Keeper v 1 in the defensive zone, 1v 3 plus Keeper in attacking zone. Restrctions: Players must stay intheir zones. Coach should rotate the sole player in the attacking zone. No more than 3 touches … [Read more...]

The Game: Two teams of four play vs. each other on the field with an additional four players playing as target players. They play the ball back to the team that played them the ball. Target players should be one touch, two touch for younger … [Read more...]

The Game: as pictured.  Off-sides is in play.  Coach should position himself in a manner that he/she can enforce the rule. When Coach yells Go! 2 red players attack 1 white defender. When Coach yells Go! for a 2nd time two recovering players sprint … [Read more...]

The Set-up: Field should be approximately 36 yards long x 40 yards wide.  Divide the team into two groups, place several balls in each goal. The Exercise: The exercise begins with two white players attacking one red defender with an additional white player … [Read more...]

Set-up: (As pictured). For older teams the coach should stand in a position that he/she can observe off-sides. The Exercise: A pair of red defenders play a ball out diagonally to three white attackers, the red defenders move out quickly to close the space. … [Read more...]