Clean Your Room
CLEAN YOUR ROOM, DEFENSIVE, DRIBBLING, SOCCER DRILL
Drill Equipment
Disc Cones/Markers, Scrimmage Vests
Drill Quick Glance
This soccer game is a great drill for U5 through U8 players. The clean your room soccer drill will focus on dribbling under pressure while also working on defensive pressure as an individual or a small group.
Drill setup
- Create a grid that is approximately 15 X 15 yards. You should adjust the size of the area depending on the size, skill set, and the number of players.
- Assign one player to "clean the room." This player will act as the defender to knock everyone's ball out of the grid.
- Every player other than the room cleaner needs a ball.
Drill Coaching Points
- Instruct the room cleaner (defender) to pressure players with the ball quickly and kick the ball out of the grid as far as possible.
- Dribblers must be aware of the defender (pressure) and remain calm and protect the ball.
Drill Instructions
- Start by having the players dribble around free in the grid.
- The coach should release the room cleaner into the grid.
- The room cleaner's job is to steal the ball from the dribbling players and kick the ball out of the grid.
- The dribblers must retrieve their balls and attempt to get back into the grid as quickly as possible.
- The room is "clean" once all of the balls are out of the grid at one time.
- The room cleaner should kick the ball out of the grid as far as they can to give them a chance to get all of the players.
- If a player is struggling to clean their room, a 2nd room cleaner can be sent to assist.
Drill Variations
- Start with 2 room cleaners (defenders).
- Make the players do 10 jumping jacks before entering the grid. This will give the defender a bit more time to clear other balls out of the grid.
Drill Focus
Dribbling, Possession, Defending, Warm-up, FUN