Free football drills

Free football drills, built into full sessions

Football (soccer) drills for every age, organised by topic: ball mastery, dribbling, passing, finishing, defending and possession. Every drill opens inside a full session with set-up, timings and coaching points. Use it on your phone pitch-side, with no account needed.

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Drills that come with a full session around them

Search for football drills and you'll find plenty of single activities. What you rarely get is what comes next: how to progress it, what to coach, and how it fits into a session. Every drill here sits inside a full session, so you can run it straight away and make it harder, easier or more game-like.

Ball mastery drills

U5–U8 Ball Mastery: lots of touches to build control and confidence
U9–U10 Ball Mastery and Passing: close control combined with passing
U11–U12 Ball Mastery and Creating Space: close control and movement to find space

Dribbling drills

U5–U6 Dribbling: keeping the ball close, with every child involved
U7–U8 Dribbling: changing direction to beat a player
U9–U10 Dribbling and Running with the Ball: when to keep it close and when to run into space

Passing and receiving drills

From first passes for the youngest players to scanning and support angles for older ones.

U5–U6 Short Passing: a first introduction to passing and receiving
U7–U8 Passing and Receiving: accurate passing and a good first touch
U9–U10 Passing, Receiving and Awareness: scanning before the ball arrives
U11–U12 Passing, Receiving and Movement: moving to receive and keeping the ball moving
Attacking Principles: Passing and Support: UEFA Pro Licence tutor Martin Hunter on passing distances and supporting angles

Finishing drills

U11–U12 Finishing from Wide and Central Areas: crosses, cut-backs and central chances

Defending, pressing and possession drills

For older youth and adult teams working on team shape.

Defending and pressing

U13+ Pressing: when and how to press as a team
Defending Principles: Compactness, Cover and Balance
Defending as a Unit: stopping forward play and winning the ball back
Transition from Attack to Defence: reacting the moment the ball is lost

Possession and attacking play

U13+ Playing Out from the Back
Switching Play: moving the ball quickly to find space
Playing Through the Thirds: a masterclass from former Manchester United first-team coach Rene Meulensteen
Attacking Principles: Movement and Mobility with Martin Hunter

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