Soccer receiving and turning drills to improve player's 1st-touch that often determine the direction of the attack.
Receiving the ball effectively is key to maintaining possession and setting up successful plays in soccer. This page offers drills to help players improve their first touch, control, and positioning under pressure.
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This attacking soccer drill is a great drill to focus on finishing. Since the attackers have the numerical advantage, they should learn how to exploit their advantage and finish with a shot on goal.
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This drill focuses on keeping possession. Passing, receiving, movement, and angle of support can be singled out. Causes players to look up and be aware of the surrounding players.
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The split the defenders passing game, soccer passing drill is excellent for a little more advanced player from 10 years old to 14 years and focuses on passing to split two defenders.
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The Finding the Target Player possession passing drill is designed to encourage midfield and defensive players to look up the field to find the "Target Player" and play into that Target player.
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This attacking soccer drill focuses on building an attack from the midfield and focuses on the midfield players getting forward into the attacking third.
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This soccer trapping drill focus on trapping and control with the addition of a passive defender. The defender causes the receiving player to be more aware of their surroundings.
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This soccer ball control drill aims to work on trapping and control with the foot, thigh, and chest while facing an opponent.
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The Angle of Support Soccer Possession Drill is a soccer passing drill for teaching young players angle of support and spacing.
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This 5v2 drill will focus on keeping possession by making good passes as well as good passing decisions, moving to open space, and good communication.
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This soccer drill is designed to improve the speed of play, decision making, and passing accuracy under pressure.
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The World Cup Soccer Drill is a great shooting game for kids of all ages. The World Cup Soccer game is a great drill to work on game-like situations while numbers down.
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This is a great drill for teaching the basics of shielding as it focuses on positioning your body between the ball and the defender to protect the ball.