Under 11 Soccer Drills, Games, and Exercises

Quality age-appropriate soccer drills for kids in the U11, Under 11, 11 and Under age group.

Soccer drills for 11-year-olds focus on advancing technical skills and tactical understanding of the game. This page offers drills that improve ball control, passing, and positioning while fostering teamwork and strategic thinking.

Age-Specific Drills

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Circle Passing Combination Drill

The circle passing combination drill will focus on passing, communication, playing with speed, and playing to feet. This soccer passing drill is an excellent passing warm-up drill that can be a great start to a passing practice.

9+ yrs. 8+ players 15 mins. 20X20 yds. GK: no

3.62 149,617 Chris Johnson

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Shooting Warmup

This shooting warm-up drill will focus on long-range passing, accuracy, and finishing. It can also be used as a fitness exercise by manipulating the numbers.

8+ yrs. 3+ players 15 mins. 20X40 yds. GK: no

3.62 105,776 Chris Johnson

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Combination Shooting Drills

This shooting drill focuses on combination play and building up for a shot on goal. There are multiple combination ideas to make the shooting drill more difficult progressively.

9+ yrs. 12+ players 20 mins. HALF FIELD yds. GK: yes

3.61 445,960 Chris Johnson

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Line Passing Overlap Warm-up

This passing and overlapping warm-up soccer drill will help perfect the introduction of overlapping runs, playing off the pass, as well as teamwork through communication.

8-14 yrs. 4+ players 10 mins. HALF FIELD yds. GK: no

3.61 279,300 Chris Johnson

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Partner Pass and Move Soccer Warm-up

This soccer passing drill will help you focus and teach a young player how to pass with the correct surface on the foot, how to receive a ball and move after receiving the pass.

6-14 yrs. 4+ players 10 mins. 20X20 yds. GK: no

3.61 87,033 Chris Johnson

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Fun Soccer Dribbling Warm-up

This is a fun soccer dribbling warm-up game that is an excellent ice-breaker at the beginning of the season or the beginning of a camp to get the kids warmed up with a light, fun dribbling game. These exercises might are a bit advanced for the beginner soccer player.

4-12 yrs. 4+ players 10 mins. 20X20 yds. GK: no

3.6 156,209 Chris Johnson

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5v2 Angle of Support Passing Drill

The purpose of this soccer passing drill is to focus on players angle of support, the weight of passes and the quality of 1st touch.

9+ yrs. 7 players 15 mins. 12X12 yds. GK: no

3.6 65,910 Chris Johnson

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Shooting Agility Drill

This soccer shooting drill will focus on passing combination along with agility. This drill is an excellent pre-game warmup for passing and shooting.

9+ yrs. 6+ players 20 mins. HALF FIELD yds. GK: yes

3.6 202,833 Chris Johnson

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Inside of the Foot Passing Warm-up

This passing warm-up drill will focus on accuracy when passing with the inside of the foot.

8+ yrs. 5+ players 15 mins. 10X20 yds. GK: no

3.6 152,568 Chris Johnson

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Center Mid Passing Combination 1

This is a great combination passing drill that will help focus on combination play and playing diagonal balls.

9+ yrs. 6+ players 15 mins. 20X20 yds. GK: no

3.58 349,241 Chris Johnson

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Criss-Cross Dribbling Game

The Criss-Cross dribbling drill focuses on the younger player. This dribbling drill assists players play with speed while keeping their heads up. Be warned, this drill can be dangerous for players who have a tendency of dribbling with their head down.

4-12 yrs. 12+ players 15 mins. 30X30 yds. GK: no

3.57 81,637 Chris Johnson

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Passing to Beat the Defender

This passing game focuses on passing to beat the defender. This 2v2 game works on passing, moving, and finding open space behind two defenders.

9+ yrs. 8+ players 15 mins. 25X30 yds. GK: no

3.55 60,716 Chris Johnson