Soccer Warm up Drills

For soccer warm up drills, warm up drills for kids and youth soccer warm ups, check out our age and topic specific drills for kids of all ages.

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Soccer warm-up drills are necessary to introduce a skill, technique, or tactic while allowing the player to loosen up and get ready for practice. These drills are often best at the beginning of training; however, depending on the skill level of the team can be the main drills on your topic.

Warm-Up Drills

Combination Shooting Drills MEDIUM

Combination Shooting Drills

This shooting drill focuses on combination play and building up for a shot on goal. There are multiple combination ideas to make the shooting drill more difficult progressively.

9+ yrs. 12+ players 20 mins. HALF FIELD yds. GK: yes
3.61 445,638 Chris Johnson
Partner Pass and Move Soccer Warm-up EASY

Partner Pass and Move Soccer Warm-up

This soccer passing drill will help you focus and teach a young player how to pass with the correct surface on the foot, how to receive a ball and move after receiving the pass.

6-14 yrs. 4+ players 10 mins. 20X20 yds. GK: no
3.61 86,961 Chris Johnson
Fun Soccer Dribbling Warm-up EASY

Fun Soccer Dribbling Warm-up

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.

4-12 yrs. 4+ players 10 mins. 20X20 yds. GK: no
3.6 156,080 Chris Johnson
Criss-Cross Dribbling Game EASY

Criss-Cross Dribbling Game

The Criss-Cross dribbling drill focuses on the younger player. This dribbling drill assists players play with speed while keeping their heads up. Be warned, this drill can be dangerous for players who have a tendency of dribbling with their head down.

4-12 yrs. 12+ players 15 mins. 30X30 yds. GK: no
3.57 81,594 Chris Johnson
Instep Shooting Drill EASY

Instep Shooting Drill

This soccer shooting drill focuses on the instep drive. This shooting technique is an essential method of striking a ball when shooting. The instep drive hits the shot with the foot's shoelace with the toe pointed down and the ankle locked.

4-10 yrs. 4+ players 20 mins. 25X25 yds. GK: no
3.54 104,488 Chris Johnson
Triangle Combination Passing Drill MEDIUM

Triangle Combination Passing Drill

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.

9+ yrs. 3+ players 10 mins. 10X10 yds. GK: no
3.52 215,615 Chris Johnson