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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The hot-box passing and receiving soccer drill focuses on small group and individual passing and receiving skills.
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This soccer shooting drill focuses on agility and check-runs after the pass.
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The circle passing overlap combination drill will focus on passing, combination play, overlapping, playing with speed, and playing to feet. This combination drill is an excellent passing warm-up drill that can be a great start to a passing practice that incorporates overlapping.
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The Zig-Zag soccer dribbling drill focuses on dribbling with speed with the inside, the outside, and the bottom of the foot.
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The T-Cone soccer dribbling drill is a great drill to focus on dribbling with speed, controlled touches, turns, and fitness.
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This circle rondo soccer drill is a great warm-up drill before a game, or a drill for your practice session.
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This soccer shooting drill focuses on receiving a flighted ball, quickly dribble on the attack, and finishing with a shot on goal.
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This 2v2 soccer attacking and defending drill focuses on the attacker's decision to dribble, pass, or shoot. From the defensive side, they must quickly close down the attackers and deny space.
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This 4v4 drill is great for improving shape and positioning. Each player has their own responsibility: 1) attacker/target player stretches the field closer to the goal they are attacking. 2) winger players stretch the width of the field. 3) defensive player gives support to wingers and target player while staying the last man.
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This is a fast-paced 1v1 game that focuses on quickly transitioning from the attack to defense.
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The three-cone passing drill focuses on passing, awareness, and movement after the pass. This is a great warmup to focus on passing technique and movement after the pass.
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The 4v2 Rondo is a great soccer possession game to work on passing, angles of support, and movement off the ball to maintain possession.