Soccer drills to take your team to the next level

SOCCER DRILLS, SOCCER COACHING DRILLS, SOCCER GAMES, SOCCER EXERCISES

Soccer drills, games, and exercises to improve your teams skills and techniques. Perfect for all levels, find drills for dribbling, passing, shooting, and more.

Soccer Drills, Games, and Exercises

Elevate your team’s game with soccer drills that enhance skills, speed, and teamwork. Focus on small-sided games for real match scenarios, technical drills for precision, and conditioning for endurance. Keep players engaged with our high-intensity, game-like soccer drills!

Why Soccer Drills?

Drills are essential in developing top-tier youth players

Soccer drills are an essential component in developing top-tier youth soccer players and teams. These drills, exercises, and games create a fun and competitive practice environment, preparing athletes for the intensity of match competition. By incorporating a variety of drills into training sessions, coaches can keep players engaged and motivated, fostering a love for the game while honing their technical skills. The repetition of drills is crucial, as it helps players refine their abilities, improve their consistency, and build muscle memory, which are all vital for peak performance on the field.

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Soccer Coaching Drills

Browse Age-Appropriate and Topic-Specific Drills

Our extensive collection of soccer coaching drills is designed to cater to different age groups and skill levels, ensuring that every player can find exercises suited to their needs. Coaches can easily browse the latest drills published on our platform or use the navigation links to explore exercises categorized by age or specific skill focus. For a more tailored approach, our soccer drill search feature allows users to filter through a comprehensive database of training exercises, games, and drills. This tool is invaluable for coaches looking to design effective and varied practice sessions that target particular areas of improvement for their teams.

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View top-rated, most viewed, and our latest drills

To discover some of the most popular and effective soccer drills, you are encouraged to explore our top-rated, most viewed, or latest additions. Each category offers a wealth of resources to help you enhance your training sessions and dominate your season. Whether you are looking for drills to boost your team's defensive skills, improve offensive strategies, or develop overall agility and coordination, our curated lists of fan-favorite drills provide the perfect starting point. By integrating these well-loved exercises into your practice routine, you take significant steps towards building a successful and cohesive soccer team.

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Latest Soccer Drills

Below you will find a few of the latest soccer drills posted to SoccerXpert.

1v1 50/50 to Goal Team Competition

This 1v1 soccer drill focuses on soccer fitness, scoring goals, shooting, goalkeeping, and winning 50-50 balls. This is a fun soccer drill for the younger soccer player.

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Age: 4-12	Field: PENALTY AREA
Players: 6+	Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: MEDIUM	Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: YES	Team
Rating: 4.16 / 5	Views: 519,299
Published: 6/11/2009	Author: Chris Johnson

Crossing, Finishing, Shooting Drill

This crossing, finishing soccer drill is all about scoring goals. This drill is a great training tool to perfect crossing, finishing, and heading in soccer.

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Age: 9+	Field: PENALTY AREA
Players: 8+	Focus: CROSSING
Difficulty: MEDIUM	Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: YES	Team
Rating: 3.99 / 5	Views: 302,330
Published: 6/10/2009	Author: Chris Johnson

Goalkeeper - Arc Drill 2

This soccer goalkeeping drill is a great keeper drill designed to focus on the goalkeeper's movement along the goalkeeper's arc to keep the proper angle in the goal.

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Age: 9+	Field: PENALTY AREA
Players: 4+	Focus: GOALKEEPER
Difficulty: MEDIUM	Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: YES	INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.95 / 5	Views: 101,897
Published: 6/1/2009	Author: Chris Johnson

Goalkeeper - Arc Drill 1

This soccer goalkeeper drill focuses on the keeper's proper footwork, stance, and movement along the goalkeeper arc.

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Age: 9+	Field: PENALTY AREA
Players: 1-2	Focus: GOALKEEPER
Difficulty: EASY	Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: YES	INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 4.02 / 5	Views: 131,335
Published: 5/31/2009	Author: Chris Johnson

Goalkeeper - Side-to-Side

This goalkeeper soccer drill focuses on the goalkeeper's side shuffle (side-to-side) movement and quickly getting up from the ground recovering from a dive.

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Age: 9+	Field: PENALTY AREA
Players: 1-2	Focus: GOALKEEPER
Difficulty: MEDIUM	Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: YES	INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.71 / 5	Views: 87,647
Published: 5/24/2009	Author: Chris Johnson

Goalkeeper - Down Up Drill

This goalkeeper drill focuses on helping the goalkeeper get up quickly from the ground and get set for a shot.

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Age: 9+	Field: PENALTY AREA
Players: 1-2	Focus: GOALKEEPER
Difficulty: EASY	Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: YES	INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 4.07 / 5	Views: 123,002
Published: 5/16/2009	Author: Chris Johnson

Goalkeeper - Shooting Angle

This Goalkeeping Shooting Angle Drill is excellent for improving Goalkeeper positioning and angles when handling shots. This drill focuses on correct footwork, proper angles, and quickly setting the goalkeeper's feet for the shot.

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Age: 9+	Field: 20X30
Players: 4-8	Focus: Goalkeeper
Difficulty: EASY	Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: YES	INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.98 / 5	Views: 133,316
Published: 5/10/2009	Author: Chris Johnson

Small-Sided Shooting and Finishing Game

This small-sided shooting and finishing game is a great shooting drill that focuses on shooting and finishing.

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Age: 9+	Field: 40X40
Players: 12+	Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: MEDIUM	Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: YES	Team
Rating: 3.75 / 5	Views: 167,115
Published: 5/3/2009	Author: Chris Johnson

5v5 Dribbling Game

This 5v5 soccer dribbling game is more of a realistic setting to help focus on improving dribbling skills. Because of a large number of players, players are forced to make decisions to dribble, pass, or shoot.

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Age: 9+	Field: 30X40
Players: 12+	Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: MEDIUM	Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: YES	Team
Rating: 3.96 / 5	Views: 146,035
Published: 4/30/2009	Author: Chris Johnson

Defensive Speed Course

This soccer fitness drill is designed to improve defensive speed and quickness in front of the goal. This exercise is intended to be more of a fitness training drill than a technical or tactical defensive soccer training drill.

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Age: 9+	Field: 25x40
Players: 4+	Focus: DEFENDING
Difficulty: MEDIUM	Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: YES	INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.79 / 5	Views: 138,198
Published: 4/21/2009	Author: Chris Johnson

2v2 Dribbling to Beat the Defender

The 2v2 Dribbling to Beat the Defender soccer dribbling drill helps players recognize when to dribble, pass, or get off a shot once they beat the first defender.

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Age: 9+	Field: 10X30
Players: 8+	Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: MEDIUM	Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: YES	Team
Rating: 3.81 / 5	Views: 174,652
Published: 3/22/2009	Author: Chris Johnson

2v1 Dribbling with Opposition

In this 2v1 Dribbling with Opposition dribbling drill, we put the players in a 2v1 situation forcing the players to decide whether they should dribble or pass.

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Age: 9+	Field: 15X30
Players: 6+	Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: MEDIUM	Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: YES	Team
Rating: 3.62 / 5	Views: 76,196
Published: 3/15/2009	Author: Chris Johnson