Browse Soccer Drills for Under 13, Under 14, Under 15, and U16 Soccer Coaches.
When coaching Under 13, Under 14, Under 15, Under 16, and High School level players, expect them to be able to perform a range of skills. Popularity and self-esteem coupled with early or late stages of puberty sometimes produce an "all-knowing" attitude. Because of these self-critical thoughts and physical changes, it's often on the coach to challenge, motivate, and involve players.
Training sessions should be between one and a half hour and two hours. Warm-up is critical at this age as muscle, ligament, and skeletal changes are occurring. Introduce competitive team activities of six to eight people to start focusing on the more extensive set of tactics. Work in these small-sided groups and keep the training sessions competitive, challenging, and everyone involved.
The soccer drills listed below are age specific soccer drills for Under 13 Soccer Drills (U13 U-13 Soccer Drills), Under 14 Soccer Drills (U14 U-14 Soccer Drills), Under 15 Soccer Drills (U15 U-15 Soccer Drills), Under 16 Soccer Drills (U16 U-16 Soccer Drills), Soccer Games and Soccer Training Sessions.
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This drill improves small-group attacking and defending, finishing under pressure, and goalkeeper distribution. It simulates game-like conditions in a compact space, encouraging quick decisions and dynamic play.
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This drill simulates real match conditions by developing players' ability to attack, defend, and transition in small-sided play. It encourages quick decision-making, team communication, and finishing with the added challenge of goalkeepers.
EASY
This drill sharpens 1v1 attacking, defending, and finishing under pressure. Players must react quickly after scoring, transition between attack and defense, and stay composed in high-pressure situations.
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This drill improves 1v1 attacking skills, defensive positioning, and finishing under pressure. Players learn to recognize attacking opportunities while also being responsible for defending their assigned goals.
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This drill teaches players how to turn effectively when under defensive pressure. It improves awareness, body positioning, and ball protection while developing confidence in 1v1 situations.
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This drill develops players' ability to attack and defend in small spaces while encouraging quick decision-making, teamwork, and fitness through constant movement.
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This drill develops individual attacking and defending skills by challenging players to dribble under pressure, protect the ball, and accurately pass or shoot to knock over cones for points.
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This drill enhances quick decision-making, possession retention, and defensive pressing. Players develop composure under pressure, transition speed, and teamwork through a continuous cycle of possession and defending.
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This drill enhances passing accuracy, spatial awareness, and teamwork by encouraging players to use the four corner players as outlets to maintain possession. It also develops defensive pressure and quick transitions.
Hard
This drill sharpens your team's ability to keep the ball under pressure and use support. Two attackers face one defender in a tight grid. That is a real test of quick touches and quick thinking. When the defender wins the ball, they looks to link with his own attacker in the next grid to keep his team involved. Your attackers must think fast too. They can use the player in the next grid as an out ball, but that player only gets one or two touches. This forces sharp first touches, quick scanning, and constant movement to support the ball. It is a great drill for players who need work on tight combination play, fast decisions, and staying composed under pressure.
Medium
This game-like drill creates a high-tempo match situation to challenge both attackers and defenders. Attackers learn how to break through a compact defense to create finishing chances on the big goal. Defenders focus on applying pressure, staying compact in central spaces, and protecting the penalty area. When defenders win the ball, they must transition immediately to find the two mini goals or connect with the neutral target. The neutral player keeps the pace high and gives both teams an outlet to reset and switch the attack.
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This game is chaos on purpose. Two balls are live at the same time, so players cannot lock onto one thing and switch their brain off. They have to scan, talk, and decide fast. That is the whole point. Each team guards five cones on their own end line. Each team tries to knock over the other team's cones with the ball. Knock one down, sprint it back to your castle, and it belongs to you. Simple rules, and the players get it in about thirty seconds. What you get out of it is much bigger than the rules suggest. Players learn to keep their head up because a second ball can hit them from behind. They learn to pick a pass instead of blasting it, because an accurate ball knocks a cone over and a wild one does not. They learn to shift from attack to defense in a heartbeat, since both happen at once. And the sprint rule turns this into real conditioning without a single line drill. Nobody stands around. Nobody asks how much longer. Use it as a warm-up, a mid-session energizer, or the last twenty minutes when legs are tired and you still want quality touches. It fits U6 all the way to adults. You only change the grid size and the number of balls. Coaches, resist the urge to over-coach this one. Let it get loud. Step in for a quick word, then let them play. The best learning here happens on its own, and the kids will ask for it again next week.
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