Quality age-appropriate soccer drills for kids in the U12, Under 12, 12 and Under age group.
Soccer drills for 12-year-olds emphasize skill refinement and tactical awareness to prepare players for more competitive play. This page provides drills designed to enhance dribbling, passing, shooting, and decision-making in game-like situations.
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This is a great combination passing drill that will help focus on combination play and playing diagonal balls.
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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.
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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.
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This soccer shooting drill will focus on passing combination along with agility. This drill is an excellent pre-game warmup for passing and shooting.
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This passing warm-up drill will focus on accuracy when passing with the inside of the foot.
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This passing game focuses on passing to beat the defender. This 2v2 game works on passing, moving, and finding open space behind two defenders.
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This passing drill focuses on combination play in a small area. You can concentrate on the pace of the pass, angle of the pass, the weight of the pass, timing of the runs before and after the pass, one-two’s, and movement.
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This is the second series to a fast-paced one-touch passing combination warmup drill with a light dribble at the end.
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The soccer dribbling drill is a fun and competitive exercise that focuses on dribbling with speed.
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This drill focuses on attacking in a number’s up situation and opening up and finding the attacker in a 1v1 situation. This drill puts much emphasis on good passing, receiving and general possession.
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This one-on-one (1v1)progression will focus on required dribbling skills, body feints, and the required burst of speed to beat a defender.
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This 6 vs 4 team training drill focuses on team movement, communication, and passing. This is a great session to end on after an intense passing practice.