Soccer Fitness Drills

Fitness and conditioning is a critical piece of soccer as the entire game is that of continuous running mixed with a lot of short bursts of high tempo, high-intense sprints. For this reason, it is essential to focus on both anaerobic (short duration, high intensity) and aerobic (running long distances) fitness to get your players to match fitness levels.

Soccer Fitness and Conditioning During Drills

Fitness and conditioning can be extra exercises before or after training sessions. However, incorporating high-intensity drills will allow coaches to improve your player's fitness levels while teaching the game. As a coach, remove lines from the training sessions, demand high intensity from the players, and take your drills and the player's fitness to the next level.

Soccer Fitness Drills Requires

• Anaerobic fitness - exercises defined as short duration of high intensity excercises.
• Aerobic stamina - exercise that uses oxygen to meet energy demands generally at light to moderate intensity.

Browse the Latest Soccer Fitness Drills

Hexagonal Rondo

Chris Johnson 3,339 Views Rating 0 (0 Reviews)

The Hexagonal Rondo is a fantastic way to enhance players' understanding of spatial awareness, quick decision-making, and teamwork in a more dynamic passing environment.

4v4 Scrimmage to Mini-Goals

Chris Johnson 1,058 Views Rating 0 (0 Reviews)

The 4v4 scrimmage to mini-goals is to improve quick decision-making, positioning, and finishing accuracy in a small-sided game, emphasizing both attack and defense.

Stop and Turn Dribbling Relay Race

Chris Johnson 1,511 Views Rating 0 (0 Reviews)

The Stop and Turn Soccer Dribbling Relay Race adds more competition and focus to stopping, turning, and changing direction.

Dribbling and Passing Warm-up Drill

Chris Johnson 11,440 Views Rating 0 (0 Reviews)

This is a dribbling and passing warm-up drill to kick off a training session.

Four-Cone Passing Drill

Chris Johnson 7,059 Views Rating 0 (0 Reviews)

This is a soccer passing drill that focuses on passing and movement.

Six-Cone Passing Drill

Chris Johnson 7,423 Views Rating 0 (0 Reviews)

This is a soccer passing drill that focuses on passing, movement, and awareness after the pass.

1v1 Transition

Chris Johnson 16,443 Views Rating 0 (0 Reviews)

This is a fast-paced 1v1 game that focuses on quickly transitioning from the attack to defense.

1v1 Speed and Reaction Game

Chris Johnson 70,614 Views Rating 0 (0 Reviews)

1v1 Speed and Reaction Game is a fun addition to any practice that focuses on quick reaction and speed, ending with a 1v1 to small goals.

Soccer Tic-Tac-Toe Warm-up

Chris Johnson 121,713 Views Rating 0 (0 Reviews)

Soccer Tic-Tac-Toe is a fun warmup drill that focuses on making good decisions while under pressure.

Passing Warm-up Drill

Chris Johnson 84,165 Views Rating 0 (0 Reviews)

This is a passing warm-up drill that is a great start to every practice and before a game.